Marriage & divorce Archives - Pamela Cross

One is the happiest number

Pamela Cross — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:57:00 +0000

Our culture’s understanding of intimate relationships has grown considerably over the past few decades. Common-law relationships are increasingly accepted and carry with them legal rights and responsibilities. People can marry another person of the same or another gender. Parents can Continue reading One is the happiest number→

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Yours, mine and ours

Pamela Cross — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:00:01 +0000

Viewers of the 1968 comedy “Yours, Mine and Ours” were treated to the adventures and antics of a very large blended family created when a widow (Lucille Ball) with eight kids married a widower (Henry Fonda) with 10. In 2020, Continue reading Yours, mine and ours→

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Does the difference matter?

Pamela Cross — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:56:00 +0000

When Kristin Howell and Greg Moss completed the birth registration form for their newborn son a few weeks ago and submitted it to Nova Scotia’s vital statistics department, they thought that job was done. But, because Kristin and Greg aren’t Continue reading Does the difference matter?→

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But what if she wants to say no?

Pamela Cross — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:21:18 +0000

My generally negative feelings about the institution of marriage and the ritual of weddings aside, I find myself both mystified and horrified by the phenomenon of public marriage proposals. You, too, may have read recently about the guy who interrupted Continue reading But what if she wants to say no?→

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