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Wasn't that fact debunked (oh look fake news from the 80s! Nothing new under the sun I guess)? Though your point still stands- the attack on marriage was succes

• pseudalopex 10y ago
  US divorce rates have declined since the 1980s. Depending on how you look at the numbers, 50% is still a reasonable estimate.[1] Researchers attribute the decline in divorces partly to people being more cautious about marriage. [1] https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/life-table-says-divorce-rate-is-52-7/ https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/life-table...
• _archon_ 10y ago
  Looking at it historically[1], it would appear that marriage rates have been declining steadily since the '80s, as have the subsequent divorces. It would appear that the baby boomer generation didn't pass on the desire to marry that they inherited. They also didn't pass on legal racism, having enough money to buy something before you buy it, leaded fuel, and a world without space travel or widespread nuclear proliferation among wealthy countries. >the attack on marriage was successful I suppose. I propose that things like marriage cannot be attacked; marriage is a choice between people. It is a covenant, and its meaning is unique between any couple. The children of boomers aren't reacting to someone slandering the idea of such a covenant, we're reacting to seeing what our parents did with such covenants. Caution is merited. [1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/23/144-years-of-marriage-and-divorce-in-the-united-states-in-one-chart/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/23/144-y...