Cohabitation and children outside marriage linked to higher probability of breakups: Aussie study

LifeSiteNews: “Second marriages are more than 90% more likely to break up than first marriages, according to a new study by Australian researchers. The researchers also found that cohabiting, having children before marrying, and an imbalance between partners in the desire for children are all correlated with marital breakup.”

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