Wedding traditions are rooted in superstition, religion and cultural exchange, even as couples continue to reinterpret them ...

Experiencing a Nepali marriage reveals a rich cultural world that many outsiders rarely get to see. From the rituals to the ...

Hookup culture is reported to dominate every college campus. Penn is no exception. In fact, Penn apparently is the rule. As the “Social Ivy,” Penn’s nickname transcends into its romantic culture: ...

When a diverse couple walks into your office, they bring with them a rich tapestry of cultures, traditions, and unique perspectives. Their worldviews, family rituals, communication styles, and ...

One of the first uses of the term “lavender marriage” came from the British press in 1895, back when that particular color was code for queerness. Back, then it referred to a marriage between a man ...

Mark Regnerus is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and a research associate of the university’s Population Research Center. An expert on sexual behavior and ...

Somewhere around 1549, an English priest introduced love into marriage. Sort of. Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury during Henry VIII’s break with Rome, was the author and compiler of the ...

Marriage is in decline in almost every part of the world. In the U.S., the marriage rate is roughly six per 1,000 people, a fall of nearly 60% since the 1970s. But this is still high compared with ...

A new biography examines how the novelist chose to make her life, as well as her fiction and art, outside the conventions of the marriage plot. In an anonymously published essay, “Silly Novels by Lady ...