WaPo article on decline in marriage

Interesting article in this morning's Post Online. I think reg'n is required:

Numbers Drop for the Married With Children
Institution Becoming The Choice of the Educated, Affluent

By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 4, 2007; Page A03

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Punctuating a fundamental change in American family life, married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four households -- a share that has been slashed in half since 1960 and is the lowest ever recorded by the census.

As marriage with children becomes an exception rather than the norm, social scientists say it is also becoming the self-selected province of the college-educated and the affluent. The working class and the poor, meanwhile, increasingly steer away from marriage, while living together and bearing children out of wedlock.

This was interesting:

"We seem to be reverting to a much older pattern, when elites marry and a great many others live together and have kids," said Peter Francese, demographic trends analyst for Ogilvy & Mather, an advertising firm.

So, is it like the Middle Ages all over again, or what?

WaPo article on decline in marriage

Interesting article in this morning's Post Online. I think reg'n is required:

Numbers Drop for the Married With Children
Institution Becoming The Choice of the Educated, Affluent

By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 4, 2007; Page A03

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Punctuating a fundamental change in American family life, married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four households -- a share that has been slashed in half since 1960 and is the lowest ever recorded by the census.

As marriage with children becomes an exception rather than the norm, social scientists say it is also becoming the self-selected province of the college-educated and the affluent. The working class and the poor, meanwhile, increasingly steer away from marriage, while living together and bearing children out of wedlock.

This was interesting:

"We seem to be reverting to a much older pattern, when elites marry and a great many others live together and have kids," said Peter Francese, demographic trends analyst for Ogilvy & Mather, an advertising firm.

So, is it like the Middle Ages all over again, or what?

We have achieved haircut

I now have a style that is remarkably similar to one I had when I was 10. The difference is that now I have Styling Products (tm), and I know how to use them.

Hair's not brushing my collar anymore. Earrings will show up better.

Next step--Clairol's Natural Instincts in Nutmeg, for that Gothy dark brown unto black look.

We have achieved haircut

I now have a style that is remarkably similar to one I had when I was 10. The difference is that now I have Styling Products (tm), and I know how to use them.

Hair's not brushing my collar anymore. Earrings will show up better.

Next step--Clairol's Natural Instincts in Nutmeg, for that Gothy dark brown unto black look.

Good to know

Seen on a MySpace ad for a dating site:
"We screen for marrieds and felons"

Good to know...

Good to know

Seen on a MySpace ad for a dating site:
"We screen for marrieds and felons"

Good to know...

Henna

I have a 6"x4"x1" brick of Lush's Caca Brun Mama henna for brown hair. It is several years old, and I have no clue whether this stuff ages well or not. That being said, I won't be using it, and would be happy to ship it free to a good home. If you're interested, email me at kris@kristine-smith.com.

Henna

I have a 6"x4"x1" brick of Lush's Caca Brun Mama henna for brown hair. It is several years old, and I have no clue whether this stuff ages well or not. That being said, I won't be using it, and would be happy to ship it free to a good home. If you're interested, email me at kris@kristine-smith.com.