The Abolition of Marriage: How We Destroy Lasting LoveMarriage is disappearing as a cultural norm in America, with disastrous consequences for the social and economic stability that depend on it. That's the reality that Maggie Gallagher asks us to face--and to change--in this revealing look at marriage in America today. |
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Page 17
... emotions were tense , and , to top it off , Eric considered his new dad " a barbarian . " " He smelled different , ate ... emotional wound had finally healed , one hole in the family heart had closed up . At long last , after a difficult ...
... emotions were tense , and , to top it off , Eric considered his new dad " a barbarian . " " He smelled different , ate ... emotional wound had finally healed , one hole in the family heart had closed up . At long last , after a difficult ...
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... emotional sup- port of both a mother and a father , but there is no particular reason why , in theory , that mother and father have to be married to each other . In theory , parents could cooperatively raise their children in separate ...
... emotional sup- port of both a mother and a father , but there is no particular reason why , in theory , that mother and father have to be married to each other . In theory , parents could cooperatively raise their children in separate ...
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... emotional satisfactions . If marriage is not a vow , but a public avowal of an internal emotion , then , as the emotions shift , the marriage itself fades away . A good marriage is wonderful . A bad marriage is a contradiction in terms ...
... emotional satisfactions . If marriage is not a vow , but a public avowal of an internal emotion , then , as the emotions shift , the marriage itself fades away . A good marriage is wonderful . A bad marriage is a contradiction in terms ...
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