Time, sex, and money
Nov. 25th, 2016 01:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timeletsI searched google scholar for articles on post-election trends, to figure out whether Trump was going to have a "honeymoon" period during the first 100 days of his administration. The answer appears to be "no" (duh).
In the process, I've found some interesting articles on major issues that new couples experience during the first 5 years of marriage. It turns out that resource constraints dominate early family life. First, there's not enough time for each other (given work and social obligations). Second, there's not enough sex (mostly, from the husband's perspective). Third, money is short because of debt and increased family-related consumption.
I wonder whether immigrant Indian families are successful in the US because they are debt-free and have extended family support when they move into the country.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-relationships-research/article/change-in-disagreements-about-money-time-and-sex-and-marital-outcomes/6D4B48A49A88D84ADB724AA17F28EA81
http://strongermarriage.org/divorce-remarriage/time-sex-and-money-the-first-five-years-of-marriage
In the process, I've found some interesting articles on major issues that new couples experience during the first 5 years of marriage. It turns out that resource constraints dominate early family life. First, there's not enough time for each other (given work and social obligations). Second, there's not enough sex (mostly, from the husband's perspective). Third, money is short because of debt and increased family-related consumption.
I wonder whether immigrant Indian families are successful in the US because they are debt-free and have extended family support when they move into the country.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-relationships-research/article/change-in-disagreements-about-money-time-and-sex-and-marital-outcomes/6D4B48A49A88D84ADB724AA17F28EA81
http://strongermarriage.org/divorce-remarriage/time-sex-and-money-the-first-five-years-of-marriage
