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Thursday, May 02, 2013  Taking the leap into marriage can be a fun and exciting time, but when making that commitment it's important to consider your financial future as a couple.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Marriage equality supporters joining one another Tuesday, not in matrimony, but to support a new bill protecting that would protect against discrimination in the workplace.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Water cannon, legions of police bolster French Assembly building for final gay marriage vote

Friday, January 04, 2013  Authorities encourage having a plan to be ready in case of an emergency.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  The South Carolina Attorney General's Office is sending one of its attorneys to Batesburg-Leesville once a month to prosecute criminal domestic violence cases.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Justin Bieber is no longer Selena Gomez's 'Boyfriend,' couple has broken up

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Fewer and fewer americans are tying the knot. In 1982, 44 percent of women were in their first marriage. In 2010 the percent dropped to 36. So where are the wedding bells?

Thursday, April 12, 2012  CDC report shows a larger share of births are to unwed couples who are living together

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Living together before marriage no longer seen as bad omen; about 60 pct of couples try it

Monday, January 16, 2012  Three same sex couples plan to go to the Greenville County courthouse this week to ask for marriage licenses.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Gay couples living together nearly double in decade; over 130,000 of them say husband or wife

Thursday, August 18, 2011  The traditional family of a husband, wife and their kids isn't as common in South Carolina as it used to be. Census data from last year's count shows a 52-percent increase in self-identified gay couples across the Palmetto State. Single parents and unmarried couples also increased. What do you think about the state's changing demographics?

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  A same-sex couple with ties to the state announced their wedding in The State newspaper.  The New York law allows out of state couples to marry, so readers could see more wedding announcements for gay couples in the local paper.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Wedding industry in Las Vegas takes a fall; chapels hope to entice couples on Valentine's Day.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from opponents of same-sexmarriage who want to overturn the District of Columbia's gay marriage law.