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> We break up easier, divorce easier, and refuse to live unhappy lives because the idea of being alone is no longer terrifying. And funnily enough we seem to b
by sheepmullet 11y ago
> We break up easier, divorce easier, and refuse to live unhappy lives because the idea of being alone is no longer terrifying.
And funnily enough we seem to be a hell of a lot less happy.
- pyre 11y agoThe cost of a bad marriage seems like "less" so some people are less discriminating in deciding to take the plunge.
- sheepmullet 11y agoPeople also seem to invest a lot less in their partners. And it makes everyone worse off.
- malandrew 11y agoThat's a broad sweeping generalization. Does it have any basis in fact? Are people more depressed today than 10-20 years ago, or do we diagnose more people as depressed because we like labels? And if we actually are more unhappy today, is that cause attributable to dating issues, or is it attributable to some other shifts in society like the changing nature of jobs and financial stability?
- xyzzyz 11y ago> That's a broad sweeping generalization. Does it have any basis in fact? Actually yes, it does -- though only for women. Men are happier than in the past. http://www.nber.org/papers/w14969 http://www.nber.org/papers/w14969
- bm1362 11y agoThis seems like a pretty subjective opinion