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Marriage

*The % of adults who are married declined between 1970 and 2009, from 72% to 62% for women and from 84% to 66% for men. Source

*As the economy has slowed down, so has the number of marriages. 51% of all Americans that are at least 18 years old are currently married. In 1960, 72% of U.S. adults were married.

*Arguments about money are one of the best predictors of divorce, according to a 2009 study of 2,800 couples. Source

*When the Massachusetts Credit Union League recently surveyed more than 200 people about their financial communication habits with their significant other, it found that 75 percent of survey respondents said they communicate regularly with their partner about finances, and 80 percent said they trust their partner with their finances. Source

*The more money one makes, the more trust there seems to be. A survey found that 91% of respondents who earned at least $150,000 said they trusted their partner with finances; only two-thirds of couples earning between $25,000 and $50,000 did. Source
 

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