Quotes About Homogamy

And these researchers, in time-honored social-scientific fashion, substitute for "similarity" a more specialized term: "homogamy." Homogamous marriages involve similar partners, whereas heterogamous marriages involve couples who differ in important characteristics. (Feel free to drop these terms at cocktail parties and amaze your friends.)

The research findings are quite clear: marriages that are homogamous in terms of economic background, religion, and closeness in age are the most stable and tend to be happier.