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Any causes? Is it that we are too independent and don’t like collectivism? A conspiracy might say it’s on purpose to have more people pay for things typically b
by b3ing 9mo ago
Any causes? Is it that we are too independent and don’t like collectivism? A conspiracy might say it’s on purpose to have more people pay for things typically bought for a couple. Like everyone having their own house, cable bill, utility bill, water bill, …
- lm28469 9mo ago> too independent individualistic
- nemomarx 9mo agoThe American tendency to move away from family earlier is probably involved.
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- tyleo 9mo agoAfter college, I intentionally lived with roommates. The three of us were doing well, having secured jobs at Microsoft and Amazon. Even so, splitting rent, utilities, and furniture was a significant financial advantage and helped set us up for long-term success. We had our disagreements, and eventually a falling out with one roommate, but I’d do it all again. The other roommate and I are life long friends and you learn lessons and form bonds in addition to the financial benefit.
- booleandilemma 9mo ago[flagged]
- g-b-r 9mo agoWant to clarify what you mean?
- booleandilemma 9mo agoWhat I wrote is pretty self-explanatory. It may not be something that everyone likes to hear though.
- rexpop 9mo agoWhat you wrote was vague as hell.
- lm28469 9mo ago> Unrealistic expectations from women And men too... lots of them stay adolescent well into their 30s and require a caregiver or a substitute mom more than a gf/wife. Men exclusively blaming women for their problems tend to be basement dwellers or other kind of failures who don't want to take any responsibility
- bragh 9mo ago> lots of them stay adolescent well into their 30s and require a caregiver or a substitute mom more than a gf/wife What do you actually mean by this part?
- lm28469 9mo agoThey need someone to cook their meals, clean their bedroom, &c. while they spend their whole day on low life activities, they want to be 16 forever and live like when they had a mom to take care of the "annoying" things. I know people my age (30+) who spend 8 hours a day gaming and the rest of their free time collecting pokemon cards, funkopops, scifi books they never read and have the audacity to complain about women not being """traditional""" anymore. They're basically out of shape teenagers with money, and they don't understand why it's not attractive. Some of them actually do live with their parents.
- Cthulhu_ 9mo agoWhat kind of expectations are these?
- g-b-r 9mo agoProbably most of all the increase of the age of marriage
- Cthulhu_ 9mo agoWhich I think is a secondary effect of many other things happening; staying in school for longer, much higher cost of living, cultural shifts like being more aware of what is normal and acceptable in a relationship, etc. It's not unusual for people to be in their 30's before finally having some (financial, etc) breathing room to even consider things like marriage / kids.
- g-b-r 9mo agoAlso, but I think that most of all there used to be pressure to get married early
- jltsiren 9mo agoThe population is growing older. Young adults rarely live alone, while retirees often do. There are more old people than there used to be, and people often want to continue living in their own home after their spouse dies.