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I'm not sure. This is at odds w/ some parts of the article near the end claiming marriage as a status symbol, specifically: > Fewer people are getting married
by kodablah 8y ago
I'm not sure. This is at odds w/ some parts of the article near the end claiming marriage as a status symbol, specifically:
> Fewer people are getting married [...] Many poorer and less educated Americans are opting not to get married at all
Granted the article is not necessarily any more accurate. My pet theory is lack of societal compulsion.
- kradroy 8y agoI remember a Howard Stern interview (back in 2005-6?) with Paul McCartney where Howard asked if Paul was making his new wife sign a pre-nup. He wasn't. His response was "A pre-nup for someone who's worth half a billion dollars doesn't make sense. You'll live fine on a quarter billion dollars. It's the guy who's only worth $80k that should be getting a pre-nup." I definitely put off marriage (I'm on the youngest side of Gen-X) because I saw how my parents' divorce ruined my father's finances and caused a lot of strife.
- EADGBE 8y agoIt's that middle ground; the guy worth $0 doesn't have much to lose, either.