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Choose the Right Spouse

The most important decision most people make is who to marry. It takes more than love to make a successful marriage. Choose your spouse carefully.
How to Know If You are Marrying the Right Person
Having doubts about who you are marrying in not only normal, having doubts is healthy. Read through these statements to see if your doubts are reasonable and worth paying attention to or if you are having cold feet without having any rational reasons.
Assortative Mating
Definition of assortative mating.
Is Marriage Widening the Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots?
Writer Annie Murphy Paul contends that part of the growing gap between rich and poor in America is due to partners choosing one another because they are "matched sets" of having a good education, being well-paid, and sharing a tax bracket.
Choosing a Spouse
This article dispels the myth that all you need is love in your marriage.
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