17 Aug Now, a majority (61%) of all same-sex couples who live together are married
The landscape of relationships in America has shifted dramatically in recent e-sex marriage to interracial and interethnic marriage, here are eight facts about love and marriage in the United States.
1 Half of Americans ages 18 and older were , a share that has remained relatively stable in recent years but is down 8 percentage points since 1990. One factor driving this change is that Americans are staying single longer. The median age at first marriage had reached its highest point on record: 30 years for men and 28 years for women in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
As the U.S. marriage rate has ericans. In 2015, for every 1,000 married adults ages 50 and older, 10 had divorced – up from five in 1990. Among those ages 65 and older, the divorce rate roughly tripled since 1990.
2 Love tops the list of Americans' reasons to ericans (88%) cited love as a very important reason to get married, ahead of making a lifelong commitment (81%) and companionship (76%), according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey.
However, being a good financial provider was seen as particularly important for men to be a good husband or partner, according to a 2017 survey by the Center. About seven-in-ten adults (71%) said it was very important for a man to be able to support a family financially to be a good husband or partner, while just 32% said the same for a woman to be a good wife or partner.
As far as what helps people stay survey that having shared interests (64%) and a satisfying sexual relationship (61%) were very important to a successful ed sharing household chores.