Clinton News-Record, 1987-02-18, Page 55(Bluewater Photography)
Changing gender roles
means partnership
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In a world of changing sex roles and .
more equal marital partnerships, today's
bride is placing a high priority on friend-
ship as the basis for marriage.
A survey of 350 brides-to-be, conducted
by Lenox China and Crystal, reveals
their feelings and opinions regarding
relationships and traditions and offers
some insights into the future plans of
newlyweds.
Friendship as a basis for marriage
The survey indicates that today's bride
is "best friends" with her spouse. About
70 percent of the women met their .
husbands -to -be at work, school or through
mutual friends. In contrast, only seven
percent polled met their fiances at
popular singles spots such as bars,
restaurants or parties.
Approximately 96 percent of the brides
consider their fiance their best friend and
share similar views on issues. By com-
1 parison, few brides say opposites attract.
About 70 percent of the brides place the
highest regard on the inner qualities of
their future husband. Important
characteristics include his sense of
humor, patience and intelligence. Less
important are physical appearance, sex
appeal and financial status.
Future plans of newlyweds
According to the survey findings, the
number of two -career families with both
parents working full-time or the mother
working part-time will continue to be a
strong trend. Many brides-to-be plan to
combine child-rearing with careers.
Almost 99 percent of the brides-to-be
plan to work away from home after mar-
riage. Family life is also important to to-
day's bride, as 88 percent of the women
plan to have children.
Most brides-to-be are interested in
entertaining in their homes after mar-
riage and plan to do so often. Over 50
percent of the brides expect that they will
hold small casual dinner parties. Others
expressed an interest in hosting formal
dinners, theme, holiday and cocktail
parties.
In accordance with their desire to
entertain, 81 percent of future brides say
they will need a formal set of crystal and
china, and plan to select these items at
the bridal registry. Over three-quarters
of the brides also plan to register for
casual china.
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