We're hardly alone... or original, for that matter
Interesting fact.
The latest statistics reveal that here in Quebec, 62% of babies are now born to unmarried parents. Within this percentage, there is undoubtedly a certain number of unfortunate situations you find everywhere, like very young/single/underprivileged mothers... But the vast majority of those are certainly people like us, in committed relationships, but who have yet to take the plunge. Some will do it later, some never (although within our immediate family and social circle they are very few) ...
The same study notes that 35% of couples here are not married. If you take into account older folks (who tend to be married more than the younger ones) and same-sex marriages (the majority of which remain childless), this still means that an overwhelming number of people who are not married at the time when they have children will choose to make it official at some point, just like us... Then why is it that it is almost never discussed in usual wedding-industry media?
I wonder if this is the highest ratio in the (developed) world... Probably among the top 3, but watch out for those Scandinavian countries...
The latest statistics reveal that here in Quebec, 62% of babies are now born to unmarried parents. Within this percentage, there is undoubtedly a certain number of unfortunate situations you find everywhere, like very young/single/underprivileged mothers... But the vast majority of those are certainly people like us, in committed relationships, but who have yet to take the plunge. Some will do it later, some never (although within our immediate family and social circle they are very few) ...
The same study notes that 35% of couples here are not married. If you take into account older folks (who tend to be married more than the younger ones) and same-sex marriages (the majority of which remain childless), this still means that an overwhelming number of people who are not married at the time when they have children will choose to make it official at some point, just like us... Then why is it that it is almost never discussed in usual wedding-industry media?
I wonder if this is the highest ratio in the (developed) world... Probably among the top 3, but watch out for those Scandinavian countries...
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Comment by A Little Girl's Dad on February 12, 2009 at 3:35pm - I hear what you're saying. My partner & I tend to be free spirited & don't subscribe to the narrow demands of society. Although, we're getting married on our daughter's 5th birthday this April in New York. It's inevitable & does make things easier when dealing with immigration issues.
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