She said that couples who later divorced thought that they were as happy when they first wed as couples who stayed together.
Now, however, as couples struggle to build their new life against the backdrop of a meager economy, gifts of cash are well-received.
Despite its size, The Knot is now facing competition from smaller blogs and websites, such as online scrapbook Pinterest, as couples search for unique wedding ideas.
For instance, a woman who wants a child or children much more strongly than her spouse is twice as likely to divorce as couples who agree on the number of children they want.
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Christine Quinn, the city's first openly gay City Council speaker, marched along with Edie Windsor, whose pivotal case to win the same rights for gay couples as heterosexual couples is before the Supreme Court.
In Chile, the government is drawing up proposals which would grant homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples regarding their finances, including pension rights, and being recognised as next of kin.
This legislation would uphold the principle that the federal government should not deny gay and lesbian couples the same rights and legal protections as straight couples.
California law, by contrast, treats homosexual couples as equal to heterosexual couples in every respect except for the official name it applies to their relationships.
Yet, Congress and the President have defined middle-income as married couples making five times the median.
But as gay couples campaign to get some of these rights, unmarried heterosexual couples are gaining a new option, too: domestic partner registries.
As long couples consider all their options carefully before proceeding, they can usually make the most of the gifts to launch their new life together.
Mexico City until now had been the only place in Latin America where homosexuals had the same rights as heterosexual couples to marry and adopt children.
It is hoping that Ryan's unveiling will get a lot of positive coverage as it couples the announcement with a bus tour of swing states through Tuesday.
His show, now in its seventh season, is a brand built not on gold diggers or Britney Spears' mental problems but on advice about relationships--McGraw got his start as a couples counselor on Oprah.
The service started off as something used on construction sites by blue-collar workers, but has increasingly become favored by suits, as well as by couples and families who want to stay in close contact.
The North Carolina vote came shortly after Mr Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex married couples having the same rights as other married couples.
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"California's interests in protecting all of its children are best served by allowing these same-sex couples to enjoy the same benefits of marriage as opposite-sex couples, " state Attorney General Kamala Harris said of the estimated 50, 000 youngsters being raised by gay and lesbian couples in the state.
As a result, same-sex couples could pay as much as double the payroll tax that finances Social Security that an opposite-sex couple would pay.
Civil partnerships gave gay partners the same tax and inheritance rights as heterosexual married couples.
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Vidoes rolled and mobile phone cameras clicked as Nicklaus and Couples went round in a one-over-par 73 to 'win'.
Although the federal government generally recognizes state laws concerning marriage, DOMA requires the federal tax code treat all same-sex couples as unmarried.
Which is something of a problem as the two couples have chosen this moment to have a much needed talk about those boys.
Civil unions would no longer be available to same-sex couples as of that date, though the state would continue to recognize existing civil unions.
The research, Anderson said, indicates that marriage "does confer the same sense of security, support, and validation" to same-sex couples as to heterosexual ones.
Webb's spokeswoman, Kristian Denny Todd, said Webb does oppose gay marriage but also opposes the proposed amendment on the grounds it would hurt many other couples as well.
In a statement, the charity said that the trustees, including Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue, would always hope to attract committed, married couples as adopters and foster carers of vulnerable children.
Mr and Mrs Simons' family said any donations made at their joint funeral should go to help other childless couples as "this is what Ross and Clare would have wanted".
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