Marriage Rate Falls to Record Low in U.S., Pew Says

Blame the unmarried on the laws in the US and on Pro-Women’s Groups.

Men in today’s society realize that they themselves gain NOTHING by getting married and LOSE everything when divorced. Why would any manin today’s society get married in the first place? There’s no incentive to be married.

A man loses his house and everthing he has worked for and his future income because of today’s laws. Men no longer want this to happen to them and therefore stay single.

Woman’s groups have pushed for this and they got exactly what they wanted….which results in no man in his right mind wanting to ‘put a ring on it’ when he has the same exact things and gets to keep them by staying in a long-term relationship but not marrying.

Eh…you know, in many countries in Europe, marriage isn’t common and is more of an afterthought. People have children, stay in long term relationships, but may never get married.

That’s in part because health insurance isn’t tied to being married, to your job, or your spouse’s job. It is much easier for women to stay single because they don’t “need” a man to take care of them. It’s also more “fair” from an economic standpoint.

Much of the US benefits (social security, health care, etc.) is tied to your spouse. You may have insurance at work, but the spouse my not. If you quit working to take care of the kids, you rely on your spouse’s work to collect SS.

Divorce is never a happy thing. These days, men AND women work to afford a home. And divorce means that everyone’s standard of living goes down. The hubby can’t keep the house, the wife usually can’t either. Both get smaller places and the kids are shuttled. I actually know people who are separated and living in the same house. They haven’t divorced because they cannot afford to (due to health insurance reasons), and they also cannot afford to sell the house and get 2 different homes or apartments.

We’ve had this issue before in the 70′s and 80′s when self-proclaimed experts said that marriage would cease to be an institution because of the feminist movement and the anti-Vietnam war protests of the 60s.So far that hasn’t happened and I doubt it ever will.

The problem with these statistics is that people are marrying later. That in and of itself throws the numbers off. The researchers make it seem like people are not marrying anymore when, in fact, people are. Marrying later in life does not constitute never marrying.

The basic question is this. Are men still attracted to women and are women attracted to men? Do they still have an inner desire to find that one person who loves them and are willing to spend the rest of their lives with them? If the answer to these questions is “yes” there will always be marriage. Man will have to de-evolve into animals for that not to be the case.

Marriage has survived tyrannical dictatorships throughout human history. It has survived the Roman Empire. It survived the Great Depression of the 30s and WWII. It has even survived the Soviet Union. Even Russians get married.

I certainly don’t think ridiculous movements like the feminist movement or the current economic situation will put an end to marriage.

People shouldn’t be forced to live their lives by an ideology. If people don’t want to get married then that should be fine and up to them.

Posted by: John
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Well John, I can guarantee you,nobody is forcing YOU do to so!

With YOUR attitude I can’t imagine ANY woman wanting to marry you.

It kinda makes sense. You can get most of the benefits of marriage without actually having to be married. It seems much more logical to not get married and then when things go bad the two people can just walk away without having lawyers getting involved sucking away all your money. Its hard enough when a relationship ends. Dealing with the emotional pain of a breakup is tough. If you also have to deal with financial pain that’s just terrible.

Posted by: michael1_4
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Hopefully, you will never be in such a horrible situation.

Hopefully as many women as possible read your post. It should serve as a warning to any women. Never get together with YOU. You would be every bit as miserable a live-in boyfriend as you would a husband.

Blame the unmarried on the laws in the US and on Pro-Women’s Groups.—that makes zero sense when you consider that the state with the LOWEST divorce rate is Massachusetts. And most of our adults older than 25, are married. We get married here and we STAY married. AND women have careers and jobs and no, they dont NEED men, they marry men they WANT To be with, be devoted to, and men who treat like equals, respected and partners, not house fraus.

when self-proclaimed experts said that marriage would cease to be an institution because of the feminist movement —- What do you imagine marriage is that it would only work so long as women were repressed? Is that a prerequisite? Repressed women? Doing what they dont want to do but are forced into it. Gee, and we wonder why red states have such huge divorce rates. Marriage is a PARTNERSHIP! I”ve been married a LONG time, very happily, and my kids are very happily married, and our friends are, and in Mass, most folks get married once, later in life, late 20s at least and they stay married…to one person.

I’ve been happily cohabiting with the love of my life for seven years. We have two children. We are financially, emotionally, and physically self sufficient. We are not married. We might do it eventually, but it isn’t a priority in our lives at all.

Absolutely John Ledoux – I am full of joy and comfort knowing that gods are being removed by America at an increasing rate! Thank mankind for a godless nation!!

Mariage is archaic and never to the women’s advantage. Mr. why else would there be Mrs. Ms. and Miss if not an act of subjugation in evidence yet ignored. When was the last time you heard the words ” I now pronounce you Man and Wife? Please see this for what it is. Subjugation. Husband and Wife is only a very recent adoption to our culture. As women on whole we should stay single till more women’s rights changes happen. We are still very oppressed by the organized religions of every faith.

Obesity rates go up and marriage rates drop….coincidence?

Marriage sucks.
Children are a burden.
7 billion and climbing, means too many people already.
We live in a climate of distrust and fear from our families, our work place and those who are suppose to make us fell safer, like doctors, insurance companies, religous organizations and friends.
No trust.

Statistically approximately 50% of all 1st marriages end up in divorce, for 2nd Marriages the figure is 62%, 3rd marriages even higher. The majority of divorced women are awarded alimony and child support. (for example I just read of a case in Mississippi where a Man was required to pay 64% of his monthly income to his ex wife in the form of child support (24%), alimony, and her legal fees. He was also required to pay the entire mortgage on the house that she was living in, as well as the insurance and property taxes. This was in on top of his money flowing to her in the form of alimony, child support and legal fees. Basically he was confined to a state of indentured servitude. In another case a woman (same state) a woman received an award that was less generous but had life time alimony.
So from the perspective of a Man: given the fact that the divorce rate is 50%, and it only takes 1 person to file (70% of all petitioners for divorce are women), and odds are he will end up suffering severe financial hardship for decades. It makes no sense for a Man to get married, as it is too risky of a proposition. However it makes perfect sense for a woman to get married, if she remains married her standard of living is higher than when she was single. If she becomes divorced, there is a net gain of wealth transferred from the ex husband to the ex wife. There is not tax on child support money received, and no oversight on how it is spent. So marriage (and divorce) works out quite well for women. Younger men are aware of this and that is why they are having a marriage strike.
So what really are the benefits for a man to be married? Sex? He can get that from a girl friend, or prostitute. In fact its cheaper paying a prostitute for sex once a week than having to go through a divorce and paying the Ex wife alimony and giving up 50% of all assets.
House cleaning? A man can hire a maid to do that for about a $100.
Cooking? He can go out, have microwavable dinners, or hire a Mexican gal to come in once a week and cook up a weeks worth of food, for very little money.

In short: its cheaper for a Man to Outsource all of the domestic duties than to have a wife.
No Nagging, no court fees, no denial of sex, no asking permission to do things or go places, etc.
If the girl friend gives him any trouble…she’s fired
Ditto for the house keeper and prostitute.
If he wants a kid, he can adopt, or just buy a donated egg, have it fertilized in vitro, and pay a gal in India to act as a Surrogate mother to carry the child to term (going rate is 10K).
Then pay for childcare while he is away at work…all of which is Cheaper than going through a divorce.

I have always thought marriage was over rated and in favor of males. Most wives are servants and baby makers to carry on his name, or trophy wives, or so people won’t think he is gay. Recently I heard that one in four women are abused by their male partners. I prefer being independent and self sufficient and not under some egotistical man’s thumb. They always think they know everything and are insistently preaching and teaching, when most are ignorant big babies who are spoiled big kids that have to drive all the time without a sense of direction. Being single and free to make my own decision equals happiness!

Marriage: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.

Oh my the butthurt femanons here. Oh my oh my oh my.
U mad femanons? U mad?