Karla Cobreiro, 33, lived with her parents for nearly a decade after college, diligently saving to buy her own home. "I didn't want to be house-poor or struggle financially," Cobreiro, a publicist, ...

Long before a woman questions the script, she’s already been cast in the role. The pull starts in childhood. Though 45 percent of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, girls are still taught to ...