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Marriage may be nearly universal, but does it still matter? Reliable contraception has lowered the intimacy stakes, and women have won some economic and political equality with men, so perhaps marriage has become optional instead of necessary. However, there are some reasons to doubt the benefits of a post-nuptial society. Married people tend to be…

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Netflix star Penn Badgley once again criticizes the use of sex scenes in his hit series “You.” According to Badgley, those scenes are disturbing to film. In a new interview with Variety, he said, “It’s not a place where I’ve blurred lines. There’s almost nothing I could say with more consecration. That aspect of Hollywood…

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Beyoncé’s fans, affectionately known as the “Bey Hive,” weren’t the only ones who thought her album would win Album of the Year at the Grammys. During a pre-ceremony with Tidal, her husband Jay-Z stood up for his wife and shared the same sentiments. The iconic rapper said that Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed hit, “Renaissance,” should take…

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  Former NFL player Michael Oher has scored a different kind of touchdown. Oher, whose hard-earned path to football glory was depicted in Michael Lewis’ best-selling book and film “The Blind Side,” wed his longtime girlfriend, Tiffany Roy, in a lavish ceremony. The pair’s nuptials took place in Nashville, Tenn., and was attended by 200-plus…

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Couples who get married due to family or social pressure are up to 50 percent more at risk of having a union that ends in divorce, according to a recent study from the Marriage Foundation in England and Wales. The study, “Attitudes towards marriage and commitment,” published in October, asked 2,000 adults who had ever married how…
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