Living together before marriage has little effect - 10Connects.com
federal report out Tuesday that turns earlier cohabitation research on its head. The report, by the National Center for Health Statistics, is based on the National Survey of Family Growth Sociologist Pamela Smock of the University of

Making it legal: same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses in - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Same-sex couples can start applying for marriage licenses Wednesday in Washington. Supporters say couples planned to line up before the city’s marriage bureau opened at 8:30 a.m., and some officials were expecting 200 or more people

Same-sex marriage licenses issued - WTOP Radio
Phillip Dunham, left, of Washington, and his partner Allen Pittinger, who have been together for nine years, embrace after arriving at Superior Court to obtain their marriage license after the District of Columbia legalized gay marriage in Washington

Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Papa’s ‘Marriage Ref’ scores for NBC, video - Monsters and Critics
NBC has the new reality comedy series “The Marriage Ref” coming March 4, which features Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Papa, who together were a great combo promoting the show at the past winter TV critics’ press tour in Pasadena. 01/10/2010 - Jerry Seinfeld

Madonna ‘Livid’ Over Ignored Advice On The Marriage Ref? - Post Chronicle
Madonna was furious when her relationship advice was ignored on a TV show. Madonna, the twice-divorced singer - who is currently dating Brazilian model Jesus Luz - was one of the celebrity panellists on new show ‘The Marriage Ref’ and was livid when

Supreme Court Won’t Stop D.C. Gay Marriage Law - Christian Broadcasting Network
The Supreme Court is refusing to intervene in Washington, D.C.’s new gay marriage law, which goes into effect Wednesday. Opponents of same-sex marriage had argued to Chief Justice John Roberts that voters should be allowed to have a say in the issue

Gay marriage becomes legal in D.C. - AZCentral.com
WASHINGTON — At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as the unions became legal in the nation’s capital. Cheering erupted from the crowd when the first couple signed in at the city’s