Why get married? That's a question many Americans are asking these days - with rates of people tying the knot lower now than any time in U.S. History. And even those who do get hitched are waiting longer, with average marriage ages up for both sexes. We’ll look at these trends, what's behind them, and what their impacts may be.

This program was originally broadcast on 5/11/16

GUESTS:

Mary Jo Brown, founder & president of Brown & Company Design and chair of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. She's also owner and publisher of Seacoast Weddings Magazine.

founder & president of Brown & Company Design and chair of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. She's also owner and publisher of Seacoast Weddings Magazine. Eli Finkel, professor in the psychology department and in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he's researched marriage.

professor in the psychology department and in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he's researched marriage. Betsey Stevenson, economist and Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan who's written about and studied marriage.

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