Family first, formal commitment later

Observation:  Sunday’s Star Tribune features a story about many couples that are deferring their formal wedding and marriage, but starting a family now.  Click here to see the full story from the Minneapolis paper.

Implications:  I’ve been revisiting some research about how the family dynamic in America is changing, and plan to publish those thoughts very soon.  But this story us yet another anecdotal perspective on how traditional families might not be behaving all that traditional anymore.

Mike Anderson, for the Elm Street Economics consumer trends blog. A service of The Center for Sales Strategy, Inc.