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Over the same 50 years, the share of marriages in which the wife is the sole or primary breadwinner roughly tripled, from about 5% to 16%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

But they all have some of them, and it’s messing up their lives and their jobs and their marriages.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

The 73-year-old king, who has seven children from four marriages, has not announced his chosen heir, though succession rules favour men.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The marriages are not legally binding, but viewers see the couples go on "honeymoon", before moving in together and navigating their relationships - all while being filmed, almost every day.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

When word of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached the Hermitage, all of the newly freed people were told they must legalize their marriages.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis