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Love and Distrust Among Unmarried Parents


  Author: Kathryn Edin, Paula England, Kathryn Linnenberg
Publisher: National Poverty Center
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Document Date:                  September 4, 2003
Category: Marriage > Fidelity/Infidelity
Related Categories:
Family Relations > Conflict
Family Structure > Parental Marital Status
 

This paper examines relationship quality among unmarried parents.  It finds that there are often high levels of distrust regarding fidelity, which contributes to less secure relationships.  It also finds that, partly because of these relationship difficulties, the majority of these couples do not marry within two years of having a child. 

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