Chinese people are debating a superstition that says 2024 is the 'Year of the Widow.' Beijing is starting to pay attention.

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Newly-wed couples attend traditional Chinese-style group wedding ceremony at Jinyang Lake Park on September 12, 2023 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.
Newly-wed couples attend traditional Chinese-style group wedding ceremony at Jinyang Lake Park on September 12, 2023 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.

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My fiancé is 17 years older than me, and we met at work. He's planning for retirement, but I'm just starting my career.

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The author, right, is 17 years younger than her partner and has different financial goals.

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Michelle Obama doesn't want you to think her marriage is perfect: 'There are some broken things that happen even in the best of marriages'

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Barack and Michelle Obama have been married for 31 years.

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She was trapped in a marriage for 10 years. Now she helps other 'chained' Orthodox Jewish women.

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Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.
Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.

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Sitting in her home on a leafy street in North West London, Rifka Meyer looks fondly at a framed photograph hanging above her dining room table.

Today's parents have to pay $3.4 million to fund the American Dream for themselves and their kids

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When we got married, we decided to keep separate credit cards. It's kept us from fighting about money for over 30 years.

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Author not pictured.

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How long couples in lasting relationships should wait to start having sex, according to science

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Many couples have to discuss when it's right for them to start having sex.

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The American nuclear family is officially over

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Prenups should be a part of every marriage, not just among celebrities and the wealthy, financial experts say

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A bride and groom cake topper separated by a jar holding money.
Bride and groom cake toppers separated by a money-filled jar.

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China's so desperate to get people to marry and have babies, one county is offering $137 as a 'reward' if the bride is 25 years old or under

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Couples attend a collective wedding at Love Bay, Golden Beach Beer City in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, August 22, 2023.
China's encouraging marriages and childbirth.

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