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Great post and I actually agree with you on the "divorce is too easy" point - I don't think there is anything wrong with it being easy to divorce, however I thi

Great post and I actually agree with you on the "divorce is too easy" point - I don't think there is anything wrong with it being easy to divorce, however I think the real issue is that men get the short end of the stick. Internet gave us transparency and we know it. Men stopped marrying, so the government decided to treat live in arrangements as marriage in an attempt to catch-up. Hilarious if it wasn't so absurd. As for "not interested in serious relationships" I think the posters anecdotes are valid and there is no misogyny on his part. If anything - I'd recommend the OP to embrace the new normal and not stress about it.

amyjess 10y ago
> Men stopped marrying, so the government decided to treat live in arrangements as marriage in an attempt to catch-up. Hilarious if it wasn't so absurd. You're talking about common-law marriage, which is actually a very old institution. The Supreme Court approved its validity in 1877. It also still, in most states that still have it, requires that both members of the couple involved declare themselves to be married and/or present themselves to the community as a married couple. It's actually starting to go away, even: Pennsylvania banned it taking effect in 2005, and Alabama will abolish it effective with the beginning of next year. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_Uni...