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The number of people in this thread who didn't read/comprehend that the lower rate of marriage was ALREADY CALCULATED into the study is absolutely staggering.
Well, maybe it's not, but still...
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I tend to disbelieve they have taken that into account honestly. Its already been mentioned the older generation tended to believe the right thing to do was to get married and have a family, and out of wedlock kids, and living together was generally frowned upon, vs today. Hell, whats the rate of fatherhood / single unwed mothers between married and unmarried people today, vs 30 years ago?
In short i dont believe its as simple as people today being smarter, and making better decisions about who they marry / their marriages being better, is say there are fewer people getting married today / they are waiting longer when they do get married than years ago. ( not that thats a bad thing, as i think marriage tends to reward women much more than men, while it fucks men way worse when it fails.
just dont pretend people are somehow smarter in the romantic / marriage department, because they damn sure are not. ) people today are waiting until they are older to get married,
but IMHO its not as simple as just waiting longer to find the right person, the world has changed and people have far more opportunities, money to persue their dreams and desires, and more things to occupy them, do the things they want and can afford them, and to travel, and experience more of life before getting married, go to college first etc... its just not as simple as being smarter about marriage. the falling child birth numbers among married people today vs years ago is similar. people want a better life / lifestyle, and its easier with 2 kids than with 10 kids, and shit costs a LOT MORE today, and theres more shit considered a necessity today vs 30 years ago..