Times have drastically changed over the past fifty years. Remember Ozzie and Harriet? The Cleavers? Families representing an era when values were strong and the focus were towards the family unit. The woman did not work outside of the home. Instead, she raised the children and took care of the house while the man went to work to financially support the household. During these times life was much simpler and less complicated. There was not …
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…more hurried lives. This sometimes results in decreasing values and increasing financial burdens. There is less time in each day to fit the responsibilities of having a family. This can lead to impatience and irritability. These are attitudes that must be tolerated by or compromised with a significant other in order for a relationship as enduring as marriage to succeed. Climbing divorce rates make it imperative for two people considering marriage to live together first.