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Studies Show Working Wives + No Kids = Happiest Marriages
Lovely nuggets in a recent
about a book that recaps new national research into working women, kids and marital happiness. The book, published earlier this year by Harvard University Press, is .
Here are some of the highlights, according to the article:
* So-called "egalitarian marriages" where wives work outside the home and husbands do their share of housework and childcare are more likely to last versus the marriages where wives don't work.
* These "egalitarian marriages" increased from 1980 to 2000 and are happier than traditional marriages.
* More equitable housework may help marital stability since wives initiate about two-thirds of U.S. divorces.
In 1980 as well as 2000, childless couples were generally happier than those with children.
My 2 cents is that "equality" is the key to a happy marriage -- but that an egalitarian marriage has nothing to do with whether one or both spouses work or don't work or whether the couple has children.
The best thing for my marriage is my failed first marriage (which was childless).
I learned -- the hard way -- that there is no value in being a "perfect" wife.
Being endlessly giving, and understanding, and doing all the shopping, cooking and cleaning (not to mention money-earning) and remembering my first husband's mother's birthday did nothing for the success of our marriage.
My second marriage is far more stable because I'm far more selfish and demanding now -- traditionally "unfeminine" traits that oddly have made both my husband and me far happier together than if I were completely selfless and self-sacrificing.
What about you? Do these findings reflect what you see in your life and marriage(s)? Your parents', friends', children's marriages? Can you have an "egalitarian marriage" even when one spouse does not work? Would your marriage be happier if you didn't have children? What do you think is the key to a long-lasting marriage?
By Leslie Morgan Steiner&|&
May 25, 2007;
7:30 AM ET
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【】&&&【】&&Double Income,No Kids　
时下, 国际上很是流行丁克家族。
　　什么是丁克家庭呢?就是不生, 只有夫妻两人的家庭。丁克家庭的成员一般都来自工薪阶层, 有稳定的收入, 水平也很高, 他们是的中产阶层。这似乎跟美国2060年代的那些青年颇为相似。他们中有很多人认为养育孩子是一件非常麻烦的事, 会妨碍他们夫妻的生活。
　　自上个世纪80年代起, 它悄悄在中国出现, 以前这样的家庭会被别人议论, 甚至被别人怀疑有“生理问题”。而现在, 这种家庭已经开始被“外人”理解和接受, 有关的调查中, 六成多的人同意“夫妻可以不生育孩子”。这些被调查者中, 有一部分自己已选择了这样的生活,而大多数则只是“局外人”。
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　　Are you a successful couple with the rising bank balance?Are you one of those who often leave your home to a movie without having worry about kids?Do you get nervous when you think of having kids and prefer this life instead?Then you are one of those leading a DINK lifestyle. Mr. Buchanan lists three factors that lead to the DINK lifestyle and help explain why today’s culture mocks(嘲讽) the old idea that “the good tile for a woman means a husband and kids.”
　　The first factor is what is generally called “the greatest movement of the 20th century”, the movement of women from their homes to offices, which is similar to the 19th century migration of men from the farm to the factory.
　　The second factor is that some women begin choosing to follow a career rather than raise a family.Modern industries offer well-paid jobs to able women, who can compete successfully with men. With more women working, families become wealthier and smaller.
　　The third factor is the end of the “family wage”. Before 1964, employers paid a man a “family wage” enough to support a wife and a family. However, as women’s pay has greatly increased, men’s pay has dropped, and the traditional marriage and family have suffered. Young women are now more likely to be financially independent and more likely to delay(推迟) their marriage, or just not marry at all. Some choose to be DINKs.
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