Carey Goldberg says study shows marriage statistics down but rate of unmarried moms up . What baffles me is that I was perfectly able to have Liliana without being in a committed , loving relationship with Sprax , and our semi-family life was really quite happy in that formation . The Pew Research Center released a report Tuesday that found the number of women who are married has fallen in recent years, while the percentage of mothers with children under 18 is rising. She says they had ups , downs , split , got back together , had another baby and got married . Goldberg tells her daughter : It 's fine to stay single , but marriage is one of the best things in life .
Carey Goldberg says study shows marriage statistics down but rate of unmarried moms up . The Pew Research Center released a report Tuesday that found the number of women who are married has fallen in recent years, while the percentage of mothers with children under 18 is rising. She says they had ups , downs , split , got back together , had another baby and got married . Goldberg tells her daughter : It 's fine to stay single , but marriage is one of the best things in life .