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The 2017–18 Pakistan DHS found that 44% of currently married women participated in decisions about major household purchases. Participation was 51% for their own health care…
Pakistan does not publish a current national transition rate showing what proportion of divorced people remarry or how long remarriage takes. The census records current…
Direct conversation is most useful after basic identity and family information has been checked, but before either family treats the proposal as agreed. Research on marriage…
A refusal is best treated as a complete decision, not an invitation to demand reasons, involve more relatives or negotiate around the person who said no. A brief…
Extended family can be helpful once the prospective spouses know that a proposal exists and agree that wider checks or introductions would be useful. Relatives may know…
Agreement matters because “she may work” leaves major questions unanswered: occupation, hours, travel, childcare, income control, relocation and what happens after…
Educational similarity may make conversation, social networks or career expectations easier in some couples, but it is not a reliable guarantee of satisfaction. Education…
An income gap does not determine relationship quality by itself. Problems are more likely when money becomes control: one partner hides income, sets all spending rules,…
They matter because “supporting parents” can mean money, shared housing, daily care, frequent visits or responsibility during illness, and partners may imagine very…
In PDHS 2017–18, the median age at first marriage among women aged 25–49 was 21.1 in Punjab, 20.0 in Sindh, 19.1 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 19.4 in Balochistan; Islamabad…
For women aged 25–49 in Punjab, PDHS 2017–18 reported a median age at first marriage of 21.6 years in urban areas and 20.7 in rural areas, a difference of 0.9 years. That…
Among ever-married women aged 15–49 in PDHS 2017–18, the share reporting no education was 38.1% in Punjab, 54.7% in Sindh, 64.2% in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 83.7% in…