There are future dangers of loneliness and social isolation from single and elderly. Even without the general social stigma of being unmarried, structurally it

There are future dangers of loneliness and social isolation from single and elderly. Even without the general social stigma of being unmarried, structurally it's difficult to maintain ties with friends as their own family obligations increase and their social time increasingly revolves around inter-family activities. Furthermore we have an ongoing decay in social institutions that bring such people in regular contact with fellow citizens, married or unmarried. Church is probably one of the last such commonly found institutions?