the United Nations Population Fund asked 108,926 young adults across 73 countries what their ideal future looked like. Seven in ten said marriage
United Nations Population Fund, 2026. Lives, Choices and Futures: What Young People Want and What Shapes their Decisions about Relationships and Parenthood – Findings from the Demographic Futures Survey 2026. New York: UNFPA.
6. [September 22, 2026] The Father-Friendly Action Planning Workshop
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Looking at Working Class Men's relationships, data from a marriage-oriented dating app, rising materialism, plus the latest from IFS.
We have sold an entire generation of mothers the same quiet proposition: that the way through the difficulty of raising a young child is to feel less of it.
Women’s preferences for a spouse are quite similar to men’s. They place greater weight than men on a potential spouse’s ability to provide for a family.
Congratulations to Bill Coffin on Lifetime Achievement Award!
A longtime IFS fellow and contributing editor, Bill recently won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 NARME summit. Join us in giving him a HUGE congratulations.
10. A Preliminary Test of the Comprehensive Model of Post-Dissolution Distress: Predicting Initial and Over Time Changes in Distress Following Romantic Dissolution
Number and Timing of Grant Awards. Since 2022, the CMI Fund has offered seven rounds of grants, and awarded grants to sixteen organizations. The deadline for the eighth round is 11:59 pm ET on:
10. The objectives of pastoral accompaniment for married couples in the first years of married life in the light of the documents Amoris Laetitia and Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life
The Dibble Institute, in conjunction with the Senate Mental Health Caucus, invites you to a congressional briefing on "Dating, Relationships, and Mental Well-Being.”
Wednesday, August 5th, 2026. Lunch and learn from 12:00-1:00 pm. Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188.