I choose the topic of marriage and family, to be specific,
successful or “in- tact” marriages. I am excited to spend the next semester
researching and blogging about this topic because it is something I have never researched
or even really thought about. Now I wonder what common aspects of successful
marriages actually make them successful, and why? Nowadays studies show that
the divorce rate is over fifty percent, so why did those fail and others
succeed? Has there been a change in gender roll, or responsibility within the
household? Is this what makes marriages successful, changing with the times? I do
not know yet, but I am excited to explore all of these ideas.