Do Teen Girls Need a Reality Check on Love & Marriage?
Do teenage girls have a skewed view of reality when it comes to guys, lasting love and marriage? Recent data from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy seem to suggest so. Do we talk about this enough with our daughters, nieces or friends? It looks like our nation’s teens need more of a reality check about their future love lives. Teen pregnancy is not a new issue, nor is unwed pregnancy. But marriage rates for this group are changing dramatically. The breakup of Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston is very typical of what most unwed teens are facing. What do teens hope for and expect when they become pregnant? How does that differ from the reality of what usually happens? Among teens who do marry, what are the odds they’ll stay together? Here are some facts that the National Campaign just reported: *At the time of their child’s birth, more than half of unmarried teen mothers say they are either “certain” or chances are “good” they will marry the biologica
