All that serial dating and wild casual sex students are having these days could put a damper on their future happiness.

Jace Gregory at Accuracy in Academia has the story:

Marriage is Different from Popular Perception, Study finds

The popular “try before you buy” mentality may be helpful when buying a car, but not necessarily when preparing for marriage. As summarized by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, “What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas,” so be careful what you do before marriage.

With so much attention given to the definition of marriage, the discussion about successful traditional marriages can often be neglected or overlooked. Left to educate the world on how to create a lasting and meaningful marriage are Hollywood and magazine stands—businesses that thrive on popularity and not necessarily principle.

It should be remembered that the efforts to save or preserve family and marriage in America need not only focus on its legal definition and protections, but also on the principles and practices that lead to successful and happy futures. Because of political correctness and restrictive school policies, it is especially rare to hear ofsuch principles beingtaught in schools, but it ought to be a topic of discussion and research in academia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics say that that from 2001 to 2011, the marriage rate has dropped by 10.3 marriages per 1,000 unmarried women ages 15 and older. Ironically, it is also reported that 80% of today’s young adults see marriage as an important part of their life plans.

The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia recently authored a study titled “Before ‘I Do’: What Do Premarital Experiences Have To Do With Marital Quality Among Today’s Young Adults?” The study’s findings explain how some premarital factors influence marriages for better or for worse.