As someone mentioned, looking at only divorce rates doesn't paint the clearest picture. The data isn't as consistent as I led on. It would be more accurate, and

As someone mentioned, looking at only divorce rates doesn't paint the clearest picture. The data isn't as consistent as I led on. It would be more accurate, and pretty much equivalent to the discussion, to cite the declining marriage rates. Here's something interesting: bachelorhood is at an all-time high: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/bachelor-nation-70-men-aged-20-34-are-not-married http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/bachel... What's common in articles like these is the implicit assumption that: > Men are bachelors because they're failing to mature, falling behind in school and the workplace, etc, etc How about a more economic argument, like in this submission? Or rather, why not just ask a better question - why are they failing to mature? The answers would be something along the lines of: there are no incentives to do so. If women don't need to get married as much (lower demand), their price (standards) must therefore increase. E.g. "I'm not really interesting in having a sweet right now, but if it's a mousse chocolate cake..." Maybe the price rises past the point where it's worth it to buy, from the male perspective. Also this means less and less men can compete.