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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... marriage , or the same marriage in two different people's minds . Looking at longtime happily married couples , one discovers that many , if not most , of these at one time looked like very bad marriages indeed . A good marriage is ...
... marriage , or the same marriage in two different people's minds . Looking at longtime happily married couples , one discovers that many , if not most , of these at one time looked like very bad marriages indeed . A good marriage is ...
Page 135
... married and unmarried couples in many cases . For example , many landlords and home mortgage companies , for a host of sound business as well as social reasons , once showed a certain favoritism for married couples and intact families ...
... married and unmarried couples in many cases . For example , many landlords and home mortgage companies , for a host of sound business as well as social reasons , once showed a certain favoritism for married couples and intact families ...
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... married couples . Married families have been treated by fed- eral policymakers as a kind of cash cow that can be relied on to generate tax revenues for any and ... marriage penalty working - class couples face , RE - CREATING MARRIAGE ☐ 255.
... married couples . Married families have been treated by fed- eral policymakers as a kind of cash cow that can be relied on to generate tax revenues for any and ... marriage penalty working - class couples face , RE - CREATING MARRIAGE ☐ 255.
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