] We should recognise what a major transition this is.
] 'Coupling' and 'uncoupling' provide a more
] accurate description of the arena of personal life now
] than do 'marriage and the family'. A more
] important question for us than 'are you married?' is 'how
] good is your relationship?'

Some readings about globalization today eventually lead me to this short essay, which talks about the dynamic nature of the concept of marriage. It puts all the recent debate about gay marriage in an overall context. I found it interesting for other reasons as well as I've been sort of grappling uncomfortably with the realization that a lot of people my age are now married and I'm not a kid anymore.

An interesting discussion of the state of Marriage...