NEW REPORT FINDS THAT CHALLENGES OF PARENTHOOD ARE EASIER FOR PARTNERS, WITH MARRIED PARENTS HAPPIEST

ADVISES YOUNG COUPLES TO STRIVE FOR “HYBRID” MARRIAGES THAT COMBINE NEWER SOUL-MATE ASPIRATIONS WITH OLDER, INSTITUTIONAL FEATURES Released today, When Baby Makes Three—How Parenthood Makes Life Meaningful and How Marriage Makes Parenthood Bearable, presents major new findings from the social sciences about the connection between marriage and parenthood. This new 2011 issue of State of Our Unions reveals that despite growing disillusionment about marriage among young adults, most still aspire to be parents. Significantly, parents who are married generally experience more happiness and less