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Divorce Fear = Low Marriage Rates



Joined: 5/2/2009
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mcoly618
While doing some daily reading, I stumbled across an article about demographer Dr. Sharon Sassler, a Cornell University professor who was doing a study on couples. She found that a study published in the November Journal of Family Relations, corresponds with a recent Pew Research Institute report, which found that couples are getting married later in life, while the number of people who do actually get married has recently hit an all time low.

Check out this interesting article, Marriage Rates: Divorce Fears To Blame For Low Rates? to find about more about people's fear of divorce and marriage.
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Comment by Noraloveswriting


Joined: 2/4/2012
Posts: 13
Thank you for sharing this. I want to mention that although there is certainly something to be said for couples getting married later in life, the rates of marriage itself actually have more to do with the economy than anything else. (If anyone hasn't noticed our economy isn't so hot right now!)

There is a lack of college-educated males compared to college-educated females, leading to less marriages because women do not want to "settle" for someone who can't bring home the bacon. I should say also that this obviously only applies to heterosexual couples, but because right now that is most of our country it is a valuable statistic. Anyway, this is happening because females have a bit of an upper hand these days as a result of so much sexism that policies have been put in place (scholarships for women, etc.) that are actually biting the guys' in the butt now.

Just thought I'd add my little piece of knowledge, thanks again for sharing!
Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:53:47 PM
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