“Traditional marriage still works in contexts where social structures still support it. However, in urban areas and with higher education levels, the modern model is more prevalent.” ...

Some couples enter marriage with an open-ended mindset. Modern relationships are more fluid, with less stigma around reassessing the future, even if it means parting ways.

Marriage has evolved a lot over the decades. The institution used to be less about love and more about financial security and prosperity. Gender roles have also evolved, from the days when women’s ...

One of the factors behind the drop in the marriage rate is that today’s culture promotes an approach to relationships that is often antithetical to the formation of healthy marriages. Today’s ...

While marriage may not be going extinct, it is undoubtedly evolving. The traditional model of marriage—lifelong, monogamous, and legally binding—is becoming less relevant in modern society.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Relative to the longstanding tradition of men proposing marriage to women, and in this day of slow (but hopefully inexorable) movement towards gender equity, I wonder if the ...

One modern, collaborative, and straight-forward approach is for both sets of parents split expenses when they can and want to. The average wedding in the United States costs around $30,000.

In modern society, where most people are allowed to live independent lives if they are able to support themselves, more and more people are opting out of “trapping” themselves in a loveless ...