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Promoting marriage? All I've see is a massive increase in the risk of marrying, especially as a man.
by Lawtonfogle 10y ago
Promoting marriage? All I've see is a massive increase in the risk of marrying, especially as a man.
- dajohnson89 10y agoCould you please elaborate? Are you referring to alimony, child support, etc?
- antisthenes 10y agoI'm sure that's what he's referring too. Also the massive increase in hypergamy thanks to the commodification of dating.
- sickbeard 10y agoYou're not exempt from alimony or child support because you weren't married.
- Lawtonfogle 10y agoCombined with a bias in family courts, an acceptance of alternate families (so a reduction in social costs of not marrying), and a rise in the acceptance of divorce. Why marry when you can cohabitate in a state without common law marriage. Having kids is still a challenge because if the couple splits custody still has to be decided, but there are a few options for that as well.
- ZeroGravitas 10y agoCan you explain this? Most of the other responses seem to indicate a transfer of risk from the wife to the husband (e.g who pays for the children after a divorce) but you specify a massive increase in risk that applies to both parties. So what are you referring to?