This article is called "Briefing Paper: Marriage Reduces Social Ties" by Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian. They address that married couples tend to isolate themselves from other people in ways that pose long-term problems both for the couple and for society as a whole. Gerstel and Sarkisian explain why marriage isolates people, why it matters, if there are alternatives, and how we can help.


This article explains how relationships can be healthy or unhealthy. Including health behaviors, mental health, physical health, and mortality risk.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150158/


This site clearly explains why it is good to be single for life. It states that you don't have to be married to be happy because marriages reduce social ties, single people are just as happy, etc.

http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/love/package.jsp?name=fte/staysingle/staysingle


The Huffington Post suggests that getting married may result in the loss of friends. Sandy Malone explains the difficulty with maintaining friendships after you get married.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-malone/why-getting-married-means_b_1576082.html


This magazine article is about a woman who claims getting married killed her friendships. She experiences condescending comments from her friends as well as less friends who reach out to her and her husband.

http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/sex/columns/mating/11646/