Our parents, like their parents — the odd war bride aside — had paired off with people who were their mirror images. But for the past four decades, multicultural marriages — interracial, interethnic and interreligious — have been increasing, with at least 7 percent of married-couple households now including one native and one foreign-born spouse. Studies have suggested that multicultural marriages are a tricky undertaking, with higher rates of divorce. But for every ease that multicultural marriage takes away it offers an enrichment. View all New York Times newsletters.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2016 21:11 UTC