07/24/2025
Should we talk about marriage? 👰🏻🤵🏼💒
The decision between cohabitation and marriage is a big one with various social, legal, and personal implications. While cohabitation can be entered into (or exited) at any time without formal requirements, marriage is built on trust and commitment and brings many benefits to men, women, and children.
Here are just a few facts to consider:
1. Married people seem to live healthier and longer. -Harvard Health
2. Marriage provides a stable and supportive environment for children to grow up in. -Institute if family studies
3. Children raised by married parents are less likely to experience poverty, abuse, and incarceration. -USCCB Deoartment if family life
4. Married couples build wealth faster than people who cohabitate or are single. -Family structure studies; Institute if family studies
5. Families with married parents contribute healthily to their communities. -American College of Pediatrics