Sentences with phrase «of heterosexual couples»

They're doing so without the legal protection and tax benefits of heterosexual couples.

First, we utilized a convenience sample of university students; as such, our results may not generalize to the wider population of heterosexual couples in ongoing romantic relationships.

However, given that about half of all heterosexual couples ever married will be divorced by their mid-fifties, it seems safe to say that something about marriage isn't currently working.

That is, among the highly homophobic men, those who showed signs of implicit attraction to men in the manikin task also tended to give higher pleasantness ratings to the images of gay male couples, but not to the images of heterosexual couples.

A small amount, about 10 percent, however, see living together as an alternative to marriage, and a recent study by sociologist Alison Hatch, «Saying I Don't to Matrimony: An Investigation of Heterosexual Couples Who Resist Marriage,» is a revealing look at why couples prefer cohabitation over marriage.

About one fourth of heterosexual couples in committed relationships in the study shared at least one strain of HPV, the researchers found.

In fact, a 2016 study of heterosexual couples published in Archives of Sexual Behavior found that while there's an upswing in sexual satisfaction during the first 12 months of a relationship, it's followed by a steady decline after the one - year anniversary.

Of the romantic partnerships formed in the United States between 2007 and 2009, 21 percent of heterosexual couples and 61 percent of same - sex couples met online, according to a study by Michael J. Rosenfeld, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford.

The male of a heterosexual couple contributed sperm to create an embryo from donated eggs that was then carried to term by a surrogate, pursuant to an agreement.

Despite this clear acknowledgment of the rights of same - sex couples as being equal to the rights of heterosexual couples, it was not until earlier this week that the courts have confirmed that same - sex relationships can and should be taken into account when assessing an absent parents child maintenance responsibilities.

Adoption agencies tend to favor married couples, and some still discriminate in favor of heterosexual couples over same - sex couples.

I work with a lot of highly stigmatized couples - those who do not fit the typical mold of a heterosexual couple.

When same - sex couples create their Relationship Wall, the graphics display their correct genders instead of a heterosexual couple.

A new study, «The Gendered Division of Housework and Couples» Sexual Relationships: A Reexamination» looks at the sex lives of three types of heterosexual couples: conventional (the woman does 65 percent or more of the housework), egalitarian (the male partner performs 35 - 65 percent of the housework) and counterconventional (the man performs 65 percent or more of the housework).

In sum, while it may take two to make a relationship work, it really only requires one partner to kick start that relationship — and in our sample of heterosexual couples, that person is as likely to be the female partner as it is to be the male partner (at least according to participants» self - reports).

For example, a scene from De Palma's Dressed to Kill is re-enacted by the artist dressed as a woman, portraying both halves of a heterosexual couple.

A Chapman University psychologist and his research team recently published a study examining the sexual satisfaction — and dissatisfaction — of heterosexual couples in long - term relationships, and what contributes to keeping sexual passion alive.

While most 20th - century couplings were either formed in workplaces and colleges or through friends and families, online dating sites and dating apps are fast becoming the most common way of meeting partners and now account for about 20 % of heterosexual couplings and more than two - thirds of same - sex couplings in the US.

20 of heterosexual couplings and more than two - thirds of same - sex couplings in the US..

For example, a recent nationally representative survey conducted in the United States revealed that 17 % of heterosexual couples and 41 % of same - sex couples met over the internet.1 However, as anyone who has ever dated online can tell you, internet dating is a tricky business.

For example, a recent nationally representative survey conducted in the United States revealed that 17 % of heterosexual couples and 41 % of same - sex couples met over the internet.

However, it would be naïve to say that these custody cases don't differ from those of heterosexual couples.

Knowing our work may look different than that of heterosexual couples, I aim to offer a unique experience of welcoming, affirmation, and safety.

The report didn't compare the adoption preferences of gay couples directly with those of heterosexual couples, said author David Brodzinsky, research director at the Institute and co-editor of «Adoption By Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension of Family Diversity» (Oxford University Press, 2011).

It cited a study by a Texas University professor that says unemployment is three times higher among offspring of same - sex couples than those of heterosexual couples.