Entries Categorized as 'MV Marriage Initiative'

New Study on Couple Cohabitation: Love American Style

Date March 5, 2010

For most of the second half of the last century, couples cohabitating were said to be “living in sin.” And prior to 1950, well let’s just say it was not done. In the 19th Century, cohabitation was considered a scandal.
Today, as we suspect you know, more couples than ever before cohabitate, at least for a [...]

Marriage, California Style, Part 2: Building Enduring Relationships

Date March 13, 2009

The white picket fence. The 2.3 kids. The happily ever after ending. It’s the dream of every married couple, right?
Three years ago the California Healthy Marriages Coalition, a non-profit organization, received an $11.9 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF). To date, this is the largest [...]

The State of Marriage, California Style: High Hopes for A Lifetime of Love

Date March 12, 2009

It’s inevitable that California play an essential role in the direction of America–and be the bellweather of our country’s relationship trends.
One important reason for this is the fact that approximately one out of every eight Americans – or 37 million, as of 2008 – is a resident of California. And California was the state where [...]