Commentary
The late James Q. Wilson wrote in his essay “Why We Don’t Marry,” “Marriage was once a sacrament, then it became a contract, and now it is an arrangement.”
One of the great losses suffered by our society is the great lie that has been perpetuated, starting with the sexual revolution of the 1960s, that couples who live together have a much greater chance of marital success.
In fact, it was recently reported in a study done by the Institute for Family Studies that 50 to 65 percent of Americans believe this to be true—especially young adults—and 70 percent of couples have now chosen to go the cohabitation route before formally saying “I do.”…