Horn, former president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, has worked to increase fathers' positive participation in their children's lives, and encourages men to marry the mothers of their children and work to support their families. Some advocates worry that governmental support for marriage will result in increased numbers of women being trapped in unhappy or even violent marriages. Research suggests otherwise. Marriage has a Positive Effect on Adult Well-Being.
Married adults are physically, emotionally, and financially healthier than unmarried adults.
As a result, the percentage of unmarried adults has skyrocketed, and the percentage of children being raised by single adults has increased dramatically. Poverty often follows unwed parenthood, or is the result of marital dissolution. Married women are safer, healthier, and wealthier than are single women, especially single women with children. Marriage has a Positive Effect on Child Well-Being. A child raised by his or her biological parents is much less likely to experience poverty, neglect, abuse, homelessness, or early nonmarital sexual activity than is a child raised by a single parent.