Millennial women may be delaying marriage out of fear of divorce says new study

[DeadlyAccuracy]

I agree with the article 100%.

I suppose I'm in the minority as a male that is very happily married (30 yrs old).

I know there is a lot of bad things and statistics about marriage in today's world, but honestly I am so much more happy after I married. I feel like a much more complete person and I feel like my wife and I can overcome anything together.

It is possible to find true love and to live a happily married life!!

How long have you been living with your wife for?

[Queen of Hamsters]

I agree with the article 100%.

I suppose I'm in the minority as a male that is very happily married (30 yrs old).

I know there is a lot of bad things and statistics about marriage in today's world, but honestly I am so much more happy after I married. I feel like a much more complete person and I feel like my wife and I can overcome anything together.

It is possible to find true love and to live a happily married life!!

I don't doubt it, just as it's entirely possible to live happily and feeling fulfilled without having the need for relationships and marriages and kids. My grandmother is convinced that a woman without children is miserable, and a man without a wife is depressed. She's very old-fashioned and religious.

Completely overlooking that she was miserably married for 40 years to a selfish control-freak of a man.

[Knolan]

So there are a few outlier women? All the women I know have absolutely 0 trouble finding dates with men. Now they may complain they can't find a "good man." But that says as much or more about the quality of the men as it does about the women.

This is not about dates, it is about marriage.

My comment was about the sarcasm of the fellow poster suggesting that this is a critic of new values and I disagree, I think this is a reflection of the new society. Women (and men to a lesser extent) fought to have a society where they could have sex openly, now they got it and of course, one the consequences of this new type of society is that marriages are less attractive.

[Deleted]

Eh, I've read a whole lot of reasonings behind why millennials are or aren't doing things. The most relateable and reliable one I've read is also the simplest. Millennials are poor. Marriage and children are expensive.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...y-re-poor.html

Not just marriag, divorce too. And while I know, not every marriage has to end with divorce, it's something I see a lot in my own family/friend circles. My mother paid about 3k to get divorced. Didn't even take a big lawsuit because they settled most things on their own..

[araine]

Marriage is a pretty raw deal in the west. But fear not. Immigration will fix this.

Heard trump and Gingrich have solid advice in this area as well.

[Hisholyness]

Who can blame them with those pathetic weak liberal "men" who never heard the word duty in their lives.
And i might add, seen girls pelvis shake just in porn movies (and i dont mean twerk).

The other side of the coin is marrying a feminist... lo and behold you make a good amount of money, path of success is at hand, victory is ripe for the taking, then you marry a feminist in disguise...

[Mistame]

Yeah right. Look at all the successful men in the world. Almost all are married. More than telling.

Yes, it is. It's saying that being successful makes it easier to get married. That you would elude to the opposite is evidence of your ignorance to how the real world works.

Not sure how I feel about this. This new generation is really ruining our core values of what America stands for. First they're less religious than previous generations and now this? It really is sad what the world is becoming.

How is being more open-minded and less prone to mythical garbage "ruining" anything?

[Deleted]

Oh no the horror of marrying someone who wants to be treated as an equal

what a terrible thing

how will we ever recover our power from the evil feminists with their jelly pelvises and opinions

3rd wave feminism is about equality? Thats...good. Good stuff.

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You missed the meme dude. What does hate have to do with what i said.
I enjoy a good meme but it must be on topic.

Perhaps my signature or?

[Sorrior]

Two things.

1: My roommate said one of the most brilliant things (even if it is sorta cheeky). "People with standards don't like having a lot of sex". If you don't have standards, you can get laid every damn day.

2: As an average man, who found an average woman to spend nearly a decade with, we don't have crazy expectations for each other. We just expect love, compassion, and compromise from each other. It's worked out for quite a while now.

I once had higher standards, but I found nothing but head/heartaches. Once I realized that finding love isn't about searching for what you want, but instead finding what you need, I found myself happier than I have ever been in my whole life.

I may have wanted that dime piece, but I really just needed someone I could relate to, and enjoy spending time with. Looks fade, but personality is forever.

Weirdest thing is most people tell you to seek what you want..I have always looked for what I need till recently..

But goddamn if women's here don't have crazy high standards abd no idea how to even communicate in a relationship.

One bump and often it is bye bye seriously sucks

One reason I an burnt out and dying inside..

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Np = )

I think many have an ignorant view on relationships. Many want the Hollywood life, until you grow up and realize how horrible each of those relationships are, lol.

And many do not think if finding happiness or fulfillment in relationships I have found. People want a pre packaged "perfect" mate who matches a goddamn checklist.

The idea of relying upon another has become sinful abd evil when in the past it was normal

As a bit of an old fashioned guy it fucking sucks

[sheggaro]

Yeah, there has never been a generation more screwed up than Millenials.

I know people say this about every generation but this time it's true.

[Grym]

The child receives the support he/she would have based on the incomes of the parents in the home before their divorce. Placing 90% of the cost of raising a child on the custodial parent because it's not fair isn't a valid argument. If a child's parents are making $250,000/year combined household income and a divorce occurs the parents are still responsible for providing them the lifestyle they were in before the divorce. It's not the child's fault that Mommy and Daddy couldn't get a long. Basically what you're claiming is that a man/woman who comes into money could just bail out their children, pay them the bare minimum, and not in any way have to provide them anything other than the basic necessities.

Even in my situation where I married a woman with a child from her previous marriage. Even though she out earns her ex-husband by a large margin he is still required to pay her 20% of his net income to care for his daughter. You are responsible for taking care of your children whether you are present in the household with them or not.

And this is a very good reason why Millenials don't get married.

[May90]

Yeah, there has never been a generation more screwed up than Millenials.

I know people say this about every generation but this time it's true.

People say this too.

[Jonnusthegreat]

And this is a very good reason why Millenials don't get married.

Yup. It's a totally biased system against men. Women have every reason to get married, men have no reason to get married (except love).

[Grym]

Yup. It's a totally biased system against men. Women have every reason to get married, men have no reason to get married (except love sex).

FTFY.

Women marry for love and money.

Man marry for sex, a chef and a cleaning lady.

[Jonnusthegreat]

FTFY.

Women marry for love and money.

Man marry for sex, a chef and a cleaning lady.

Lol, you have a really warped reality.

[Captain N]

And this is a very good reason why Millenials don't get married.

Must be tough expecting to be a loser when the race hasn't even begun.

FTFY.

Women marry for love and money.

Man marry for sex, a chef and a cleaning lady.

Except in those 38% of households where women out earn their partners. Maybe men could learn how to cook and clean for themselves yah?

[Spectral]

I know I'm amused by women that wait until they're past their prime attractive years and then bitch that they can't find a good man. Yeah, no shit, most men with a bit of self esteem aren't inclined to pick women that spent their twenties whoring around clubs and trying to climb social and career ladders. This really shouldn't be terribly surprising. It turns out it's not actually terribly conducive to long term happiness though.

[Zeta333]

I dunno why they would delay it out of fear of divorce, they always come out better in a divorce. Half of his shit. A nice monthly payment of money each month.

[sheggaro]

People say this too.

Someone's bound to get it right.

Eventually.

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I dunno why they would delay it out of fear of divorce, they always come out better in a divorce. Half of his shit. A nice monthly payment of money each month.

Not if they marry a man who makes less than them.

[Jonnusthegreat]

Not if they marry a man who makes less than them.

Actually, that still happens sometimes. It's scary shit.