Category: Marriage/Family

While Valentine’s Day is now in the rearview mirror, there is never a bad time for Americans to be reminded that strong families thrive when men and women commit to one another in holy matrimony before bringing children into the world.
Yet in a culture that has rejected the reality of biological sex and redefined the meaning of marriage, it can be difficult to explain why the natural family is the best structure for children’s long-term outcomes.

We are repeatedly bombarded with the message that kids are expensive. But is all of that expense necessary?
We need to encourage young families who are just at the beginning stage of their child-rearing journey to budget better and focus on expenses that are key.

Drake Maye is an anomaly: At 23, he is among the youngest quarterbacks to ever play in the Super Bowl. But he’s different for another reason, too. Last summer, Maye got married.

Great marriages don’t just happen. They also can’t be meaningfully supported by the occasional grand romantic gesture — even a gesture on Valentine’s Day — if the relationship isn’t nurtured throughout the rest of the year.

“Gen Z might just be the most risk-averse generation on record.” These are the sentiments expressed in a 2024 article titled “What Are We?” by Emma Camp. She paints a grim dating landscape for young adults, where one must risk a lot—rejection, embarrassment, heartbreak—in pursuit of a romantic interest.

While expectations of marriage are high, a new study finds that single young adults are actually in a “dating recession,” with only 1 in 3 actively dating and many questioning their own dating skills.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve sat down with more than 5,000 engaged couples. One of the great surprises is how few truly mismatched couples I’ve met. There have been some great couples who I thought would sail through life together, and other couples who I thought should not get married. But the great majority have been reasonably well-matched couples who could have a successful marriage. Yet many couples who could succeed at marriage have reached out to me over the years asking for help. Where did they go wrong?

Young adults today are living in a depressed dating economy.
Only About 1-in-3 Young Adults Report Actively Dating, Either Casually or Exclusively.
Young Adults Lack Confidence in Their Dating Skills.