Marital patterns that the government tracks are affected by social and economic events, as well as by changes in cultural attitudes and behaviors. Changes in the patterns of marriage and divorce can then affect family life and other interactions. The Survey of Income and Program Participation is one of very few data sources that can provide a comprehensive look at both current and historical marriage and divorce behaviors of men and women in the United States. This useful data contain a detailed marital history for men and women of all ages, as well as extensive information about the characteristics of adults, their households, and those with whom they live. In addition, information about both husbands and wives is available for people who are currently married.

We are currently noticing a trend of high proportions suggesting a small but growing number of couples are giving up peer pressure lifestyle or equality and retreating to the roles man and woman as some believe is true nature and or biblically sound. These couples are reporting a higher sex frequency rate, lower stress levels, increased family participation as a unit and more social dependency within the union. It seems clear that as we peel back the layers of complication of today society and examine extreme basics such as caveman ancestry we learn the importance of the marriage union. What was important then is not much different than what is important today. What did cave people desire? The cave man hunted to supply food and nourishment for his family, he desired sex as a pleasure and to procreate. The woman nourished the family, tended the children and home. They worked together every day to eat, survive and exist in a safe world. The needs of Health, Children, Sex and unity as a family drove the desires. In today's world are we any different?

Government numbers has become one of the principal data sources for marriage and divorce statistics, and the leading source of detailed marital history information, since the National Center for Health Statistics no longer publishes detailed information about marriages and divorces. Estimates of indicators such as the characteristics of people who had a recent marital event, the percentage of currently married couples who have reached their fiftieth anniversary, the percentage of men and women who have ever divorced, or the percentage of recent marriages in which both the bride and groom were marrying for the first time are at this point available only from data. In addition, characteristics

In conclusion it is safe to say, technology has advanced and will continue, societies will continue to modernize and what was once new will become old with one exception, The need for a loving relationship between a man and a woman.