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Marriage is for flaunting. That’s what Andrew Cherlin said in an op-ed in the New York Times. Cherlin, author of The Marriage-Go-Round, has been studying marriage for decades. In contemporary American ...

The “trophy wife” trope has been given a modern twist. New research shows that after the wedding, beauty-for-status becomes a two-way street, with both husbands and wives adjusting their looks as ...

Marriage is often seen as a source of love, stability, and emotional fulfilment, and research has long linked it to better health and longevity. However, emerging evidence shows that marriage may not ...

Retirement benefits are only one type of Social Security available. If you're married, divorced, or widowed, you could collect extra benefits each month. In some cases, it could boost your monthly ...