by UFI Blog | Dec 11, 2025 | Cohabitation, Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, The Family, UFI, UFI Blog
December 11, 2025 By: Erika Casamalhuapa Marriage has been considered a necessary union in society throughout time. It is one of the foundations for healthy families and thriving societies. Unfortunately, there have been significant changes on the idea of this union...
by UFI Blog | Aug 20, 2021 | Cohabitation
By Karin Waters Is a marriage license really necessary? People generally want to be happy, and when we see adult couples living together, they do seem happy. And if there are kids, they’re bound to be happy too, right? Think again. A report from the Centers for...
by UFI Blog | Mar 13, 2021 | Cohabitation, Marriage
By Ashlee Kendell Over the past 50 years, research has shown that the average increased risk for divorce, when related to premarital cohabitation, has not changed. We have 50 years of evidence indicating that cohabiting before marriage does not lead to longevity in...
by UFI Blog | Nov 16, 2020 | Cohabitation, Marriage
By Deanne Ririe Shacking up was a term for cohabitation used in the 1940s. Over the years the expression has evolved to living together, sleeping together, moving in together, or hooking up. They are different expressions that mean the same thing; two unmarried people...
by UFI Blog | Sep 14, 2016 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Education, Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Single Mothers
by Whitney Ireland It seems that we are constantly hearing about how far the U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in education. After testing more than 510,000 students in 65 countries and economies on maths, reading and science, the 2012 Program for...
by UFI Blog | Jul 7, 2016 | Child Development, Cohabitation, Education, Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family
By Candice LeSueur It has been said that if you want to see where our society currently stands on the social spectrum, look to the popular TV shows that are being aired. I haven’t watched very much television at all the past few years, so I decided to do my...