Marriage Through The Years By mitchelltallman Jan 1, 1851 Families Averaged 6.6 Chilren Jan 1, 1901 Families Averaged 4.6 Children Jan 1, 1901 Divorce Rate- 3 for 10,000 Marriages Jan 1, 1920 Dating began after young people challenged the restriction Jan 1, 1921 Society frowned on divorce therefore it was only allowed after adultery Jan 1, 1921 Families averaged 3.5 Children Jan 1, 1928 Marriage Rates Declined Until 1932 Jan 1, 1968 Canadians view marriage as a lifetime commitment Jan 1, 1986 Psychologist Robert Sternburg creates the Triangular Theory of Love Jan 1, 1986 Divoce Rates Climb after divorce was liberalized Nov 7, 1987 Rates peaks and ever since then have declined Jan 1, 1990 Through the early '90s people went against Gays Jan 1, 1994 Ontario Law expands the definition of spouse to include same sex partners was narrowly defeated Jan 1, 1996 23% of Woman from ages 20-32 lived at home Jan 1, 1997 1/3 of marriages were remarriages Jan 1, 1998 Same sex marraige becomes legal in many places around the world
