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Love, Marriage and Waiting

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VOA's Our Voices hosts and a sociologist discuss why more women are delaying marriage to pursue education and financial stability, and what that means for families.

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  1. 7:00Pause. What does the person speaking need right now: advice, or room?
  2. 14:00Notice the last question asked. Did it open the conversation or narrow it?
  3. 21:00Before you go on: what would you have said here? Say it, then watch what happens.

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