A strong marriage is actually "the number one predictor of happiness in America today," says Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and a fellow at the Institute for ...

Overall, the average marriage-happiness premium was about 18 percent. That is, among all adults aged 30 to 50, about 41 percent of unmarried adults said they were thriving versus nearly 60 percent ...

You kill happiness in a marriage when you avoid conflict. Conflict is natural because you are two different people. In the end, open conversation about your differences can bring you closer together.

Readers debate David Brooks’s advice to young people to prioritize marriage. To the Editor: Re “Marriage, Not Career, Brings Happiness,” by David Brooks (column, Aug. 20): Mr. Brooks’s ...

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World War II veteran Harold Terens, 100, right, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, show off their moves as they dance to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Boca Raton, Fla. Terens ...

Progressives have pulled way from two major institutions associated with happiness − marriage and faith. It's not surprising then that many of them can't find what they're looking for in life.

Brad Wilcox is the director of National Marriage Project and a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. In his new book, Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong ...

“Marriage predicts happiness better than education, work and money,” Wilcox writes. For example, survey data indicates that getting a college degree increases the odds of describing oneself as ...