News, Report: U.S. Marriages are Down...Way Down. (marry, woman, single)
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People don't stop getting married because the economy happens to be going through a difficult period. The institution of marriage has become less popular due to changes in society and the acceptance of people who just live together which I see as a good thing. Since about half of marriages in America end in divorce I don't feel particularly alarmed that fewer people are choosing to get married in the first place. There are a number of things worth considering. A half century ago getting divorced had a certain stigma and many unhappy couples just stayed together even though their lives were miserable. I had relatives who fell into this category. I feel that it makes much more sense to break those ties when the marriage has obviously failed. But I must admit that I feel envious of couples who have spent their lives together and have adapted to life's changes but still love each other. Unfortunately those couples are a minority of the population. What it all boils down to for me is that I don't see any point in perpetuating a life of misery between two individuals who should never have gotten together in the first place but I think it's wonderful when a couple is truly in love and it lasts for a lifetime.
What Montana Guy already said! I heard that report on tv too. I think it has nothing at all to do with the economy. Its a worldwide trend not to get married now as almost all women are now going to college and working. The only reason many of the women in previous generations married was for financial reasons or because they felt they had to to please their parents or society. Too many people get married for the wrong reasons. Why get married if you will only end up divorced anyway!
The birth rate has fallen due to the economy, and even the divorce rate has dropped. People are putting off life-changing decisions until they feel more financially secure.
The birth rate has fallen due to the economy, and even the divorce rate has dropped. People are putting off life-changing decisions until they feel more financially secure.
Just because there is a news report on the subject doesn't mean it is true. The birth rate has dropped because a lot of us women have chosen to not have children for various reasons. I know many, many women of all ages who made this choice not to have children and they also made the choice not to get married and it has nothing to do with the economy since those choices were made decades ago.
Think about it ...its actually financially better to get married or at least to live with another person and share expenses. People aren't getting married and for that matter many are living alone because they WANT TO.
Think about it ...its actually financially better to get married or at least to live with another person and share expenses.
Absolutely! Just like divorces are down, I would think marriages should be up during tough time. I suppose there are more live-in arrangements, which are not counted. And since when do statistics mean anything anyway...
i got a friend that was married and had two kids. had to work 2 jobs to support the kids. wife didnt work. she left him because she didn't see him that much. he was working to pay for her ass. now he has to work even more to pay her child support while she still doesnt work.
got a friend who got married, girl blew his bank account. he divorced her but she had burned all his money by then.
got a friend paying child support to girl for 2 kids. after she divorced him she got knocked up by another guy to collect more cash. chick doesn't work at all, just collects money.
stories like these make me not want to get married. too easy for women to screw over men. it crazzzzy out there yo
If you were thinking of tying the knot, jumping the broom, getting hitched, make her/him honest, or clubbing someone over the head, thanks to the sluggish economy of the past two years, you may well be one of the few making such plans.
Just because there is a news report on the subject doesn't mean it is true. The birth rate has dropped because a lot of us women have chosen to not have children for various reasons. I know many, many women of all ages who made this choice not to have children and they also made the choice not to get married and it has nothing to do with the economy since those choices were made decades ago.
Think about it ...its actually financially better to get married or at least to live with another person and share expenses. People aren't getting married and for that matter many are living alone because they WANT TO.
Sadly the number of people who live alone, that is ALONE (with no one else in the home) is the fastest rising segment of the population.
Actually a bad economy should technically increase the number of marriages...financially it's easier to to live with someone than alone assuming both the man and the woman are working.
I think it's smart to wait to get married which is what I believe more people are doing but I also think marriage is a great thing. A lot of people are still finding themselves in their 20's. I am a lot different now in my 30's than I was in my 20's.
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