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House Sharing

Living in a rather expensive area of the U.S. – the San Francisco Bay Area – I have thought about how nice it would be to share many of my expenses with someone else. Well, some of us might now … Continue reading

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Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

The Canadian 2006 Census uncovered an interesting phenomenon: Only 17% of same-sex couples took advantage of their legal right to marry (compared to 80% of different-sex couples). Jillian Deri analyzes why. The primary reason, as Nancy Polikoff also pointed out, … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 5

Tired of stats? Yeah, me, too. So let’s take a look at one of the articles I mentioned in the Day 2 post: Marriage: the good, the bad, and the greedy by Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian. The main hypothesis … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 4

Oh, oh, I started a trend – posting to the blog something related to singles for every day of singles week – and I am running out of time because I have other things going on. Well, here are a … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 3

Here are some statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on singles: In 2006, 92 million Americans 18 and older were unmarried. This group comprised 42% of all U.S. residents 18 and older. 54% of unmarried Americans 18 and older are … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 2

I don’t have a lot of time tonight, so I’ll point you to a great list of 14 reasons for having a Singles Week. Some articles I want to explore further (from #8): “Marriage: the good, the bad, and the … Continue reading

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