Tag: marriage
From ‘mail-order brides’ to ‘passport bros,’ the international dating industry often...
Julia Meszaros, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics...
Linda E. White, Middlebury
For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of...
Tax Day highlights the costs of single living – but demographics...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
Tax Day is right around the corner – an annual reminder that without...
Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been...
Eleanor Brown, Fordham University; June Carbone, University of Minnesota, and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia
Brides.com predicts that 2024...
Pope Francis’ approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic...
Steven P. Millies, Catholic Theological Union
Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples...
Just about anybody in America can officiate a wedding, thanks to...
Dusty Hoesly, University of California, Santa Barbara
Wedding season is here again, and my calendar is filling up –...
Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first...
Kristina S. Brown, Adler University
Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
