Marriage Week USA
February 7-14, 2007 The purpose of Marriage Week USA is to celebrate the importance
of marriage to our communities. While the wedding is a day, marriage
lasts a lifetime.
Some benefits of marriage to focus on during this week:
- Marriage gives people a goal -- a sense of purpose in life
that's larger than they are.
- Children generally do better in a two-parent home.
- Married people have more wealth and economic assets.
- Married people have a healthier life style, are healthier,
and live longer.
- Married men and women make more money than single men and women.
- Marriage tends to make individuals more motivated to do well
at work and to cope with work stresses.
- Married individuals contribute to more stable communities by
being more responsible to them.
- Married people have a more emotionally satisfying sexual relationship.
To discuss any of these benefits and to find out more about a
Community Marriage Initiative, please call any of the following
contacts:
Extension Agents Maisie Ross, Audrey Norman, 561-233-1742.
David Claud, Kaisha Thomas, Center for Family Services, 561-616-1256
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Terry Ganaway, 561-842-3606
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