NCFMR in the News 2025

NCFMR research topics are wide-ranging and diverse. To further our reach, NCFMR Co-Directors, NCFMR/BGSU Research Affiliates, students, and staff participate in conferences, workshops, and seminars across the country, sharing policy-relevant research on American families with practitioners, fellow researchers, and policy makers.  Disseminated as working papers, publications, data resources, and presentations, our research often garners national attention.

"Raising Kids is Too Expensive, Most Americans Say in New Survey"
The Washington Post, November 14, 2025

"BGSU Researcher Talks 'Gray Divorce' on 'The Oprah Podcast'"
BGSU News, October, 2025

"Gray Divorce Bucks National Trend"
Newsweek, October 21, 2025

"Map Reveals Average Age People Get Married in Each State"
Newsweek, October 18, 2025

"Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Headed for Gray Divorce"
AARP, October 1, 2025

"More Parents are Choosing 'One and Done.' Why It's Becoming More Common in America."
USA Today, September 25, 2025

"Why Marriage Is Increasingly for the Affluent"
The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2025

"What to Know about 50/50 Shared Custody Laws, Kentucky’s Reported Divorce Rate Drop"
AirTalk with Larry Mantle on LAist, September 17, 2025

"Everything You Think You Know about Divorce is Wrong: The 'Divorce Myth,' Explained"
USA Today, September 15, 2025

"The College Drop-Off Is Done and the Nest Is Empty. Now What?"
The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2025

"Divorce Plunged in Kentucky. Equal Custody for Fathers Is a Big Reason Why."
The Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2025

"The Big Things Happening in the Lives of Young Single Adults"
Psychology Today, July 8, 2025

"Remarrying in Retirement? It Can Make Money Management Tricky"
The New York Times, May 10, 2025

"Finance Expert Reveals Simple Trick to Avoid Inheritance Battles for Divorcees Who Meet New Partners Later in Life"
DailyMail.com, May 10, 2025

"Woman's Realization About Newly Single Friends Goes Viral"
Newsweek, March 21, 2025

"Gen Z is More Pro-Marriage Than Their Parents"
Newsweek, March 3, 2025

"Divorce U.S. Style: Boomers Divorce in Record Numbers; Younger People Aren't Divorcing as Much"
BG Independent, February 24, 2025

"BGSU Research on ‘Gray Divorce’ Draws National Interest"
Sentinel Tribune, February 18, 2025

"Millennial Woman Shares 'Brutal' Truth About Getting Married After Friends"
Newsweek, February 3, 2025

"Some Say Living Apart is Better for Their Relationship"
Good Morning America, January 22, 2025

"Are 30-Something Adults a Generation Locked in Arrested Development?"
WOSU, January 15, 2025

"Why is Jan. 6 Unofficially Considered 'Divorce Day?'" 
WTOL11, January 3, 2025