Category: Marriage/Family

It’s a bit weird to think of dating or marriage as a market — but this is a newsletter that tries to make sense of the world through economics. And, like any market, shifts in supply and demand can reshape romantic outcomes in pretty profound ways.

Cohabitating couples and married couples face the same challenges, but those who are married have made a vow and entered into a commitment to stay together, while cohabitating couples don’t have the same levels of commitment.

It’s easy to get testy when someone suggests that divorce is dangerous and damaging, particularly since it’s an issue that hits a little too close to home for many Americans. “It’s my life!” people say. “I can live it how I want.”

e’ve grown up in a culture that celebrates every female milestone in the workplace while quietly ignoring what’s happening to our men. For the third time in history, there are more women in the workforce than men. The first time was during the recession. The second was around Covid. What’s different this time is that there’s no disaster. No pandemic. No economic collapse. Just the steady reality that female-dominated sectors are expanding, while the jobs men have traditionally filled are shrinking. Do enough of us care?

AI girlfriends and boyfriends are more common than many people realize, and some young adults are continuing to interact with AI romantic companions even when they have real-life romantic relationships.

The editors of The Wall Street Journal have long argued that there is no public policy that might raise marriage and birth rates.

America’s marriage rate has fallen from more than 90% of Americans married by ages 30-35 in 1962 to just 55% as of 2025 — and a new Heritage Foundation report argues the cause is cultural, not economic.

Sage Creek School’s Grade 1 and 2 teachers notified parents of the change before Mother’s Day, stating it was made “to respect the diversity of families that are represented in our classroom and community.” Principal Jason Dubeau said the school chose instead to focus on “International Day of Families” on May 15. He added that families are welcome to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day “outside the school.”