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Genuine question: Could it be that fewer are getting married because there’s less of a push to get married? Basically, people are waiting until they are more su
by colejohnson66 6y ago
Genuine question: Could it be that fewer are getting married because there’s less of a push to get married? Basically, people are waiting until they are more sure before “pulling the trigger”.
- catawbasam 6y ago"waiting until they are more sure" implies that they will get there in the end. But it looks like only a minority of Americans ever reaches that point. Most non-college graduates aren't getting there.
- colejohnson66 6y agoThat wasn’t my intention, but I could see how one could read it like that. I was simply thinking that they’d wait more before getting married. Those who decide before marriage it (or the other) is not for them lead to one less divorce.
- tbihl 6y agoYes, beyond a shadow of a doubt. Contraceptives make sex less risky, meaning that doing so outside of marriage is less hazardous, reducing one of the greatest historical "perks" of marriage. There are plenty of other ways in which people are probably feeling less pushed toget married. Holidays are very inconvenient when married if your and your spouse's families live in different places, for example.
- frockington1 6y agoIf the result is less divorces, that should be a good trend. The concerning piece is the class differences. The poor are experiencing a higher divorce rate