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Blame it on a fast pace 24 /7 society
Blame it on women competeing against men in the workforce more than at any point in the past.
But it seems to me that it's much harder to find someone to marry in 2016. There is just so much more stacked against people today(especially men) than what people witnessed in the 60's,70's and earlier for example. Maybe the Internet and the age of spying on everyone's life 24/7 really has been detrimental to human relationships. There are more single for lifers today than at any point in the past as a result.
Blame it on a fast pace 24 /7 society Blame it on women competeing against men in the workforce more than at any point in the past.
But it seems to me that it's much harder to find someone to marry in 2016. There is just so much more stacked against people today(especially men) than what people witnessed in the 60's,70's and earlier for example. Maybe the Internet and the age of spying on everyone's life 24/7 really has been detrimental to human relationships. There are more single for lifers today than at any point in the past as a result.
But women being in the workforce is one thing that makes women marriageable. YMMV, but most guys don't want to have to support a woman who expects a free ride from the get-go.
Finding a good partner has always been a challenge. But in the past, people were expected to pair off at an early age, so they did, and then ended up regretting it some of the time, but divorce wasn't as easy, so they were stuck with their poor choices. Now everyone's much more free to choose, there's less family involvement in setting people up, less friend involvement, too, less class restrictions, so the field is wide open like never before. Plus, women are waiting longer; they're not using college to get their MRS degree. They're waiting to get set up in a good job, first, or they're going on to grad school, and postponing marriage even more.
Stop reading all the sob stories and 'woe is me' threads about people not able to go on a single date on this forum, people not being able to find a girlfriend/boyfriend, and your outlook will be much better.
Stop reading all the sob stories and 'woe is me' threads about people not able to go on a single date on this forum, people not being able to find a girlfriend/boyfriend, and your outlook will be much better.
Yeah, really.
Maybe it was easier back then, but this is not back then. This is now. I guaran-damn-tee you that even in the "easier" times, there were people that were complaining about how hard it is to get someone.
My sons 28-35 have all found wonderful "material" and their friends have also. The last one will be married in August. The best way to get what YOU want is to be what THEY want.
I think back then...people took marriage more seriously. Parents spent time to prep their children to pick good mates and divorce was not an option. At least, that's what the elders tell me.
Its not hard to find a quality mate now, but I think culture/options/finances compete with the vow to stay together.
From what I gather from people who came if age and married back then, there really wasn't as much emphasis on compatibility, beyond coming from same cultural and socioeconomic group. People married a lot quicker, had kids sooner, and once the magic wore off they didn't have much choice but to stick it out unless they could afford to split up.
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