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Since the 1970s the marriage rate has gone from 80 percent of adults being married down to 52 percent. This rapid decline in marriage has caused an upward spike in the number of single parents living in poverty. How do we as a community combat this negative spiral downwards? Helping to rebuild healthy marriages is a good first step. 聽

Because of these shocking trends, the Healthy Families Initiative is participating in which begins on February 7th and ends on Valentine鈥檚 Day.

The week is designed to shine a spotlight on the growing decline of marriages and help strengthen marriages and communities. The Healthy Families Initiative will host Love is a Choice, I Choose You, on February 10th, an evening for couples to renew their marriage vows and celebrate the joys of being married. This event will also be part of a #LoveIsAChoice, which will be a week-long campaign of daily challenges to become more engaged in your marriage.

For centuries marriage has been the weapon of choice to combat poverty, and today it is still the best defense. In fact, marriage is so important to strengthening today鈥檚 society, that Governor Nathan Deal has declared the week National Marriage Week within the state of 蘑菇视频. Marriages build strong communities and happier people.

Marriage has financial gains

• 听听Married men are more successful in work as well, getting promoted more often and receiving higher performance appraisals.
• 听听As for women, married women earn up to 10% more than their single peers.

Married people live longer

• 听听听听聽Single men have mortality rates that are 250% higher than married men.
• 听听听听聽Single women have mortality rates that are 50% higher than married women.

Married people are mentally more healthy

• 听听Married people report lower levels of depression and distress, and 40% say they are very happy with their lives, compared to about 25% in single people.

Married people have more sex

• 听听蘑菇视频 40% of married people have sex twice a week, compared to 20-25% of single and cohabitating men and women.

Statistics are from The Case for Marriage Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, and Better off Financially by Linda J. Waite and Maggie Gallagher.

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