Many blame the declining marriage rates on men not wanting to marry? -

Couldnt it be, that with more women coming to modest wealth, those who can not find a partner that is equally rich or has an equal or greater earning potential, do not get married, because women like the idea of getting money in a divorce, but do not like losing money over a divorce and therefore the current marriage and divorce laws are a dealbreaker for successfull women unless they can find somebody of equal, or better greater success ?|::::|interesting spin. i do agree that there still are some double standards that we women need to do something about. like we want to be treated as equals, yet when the guy wants/chooses to stay home often he is still labeled as lazy and worthless, while women who are housewives are seen highly.|::::|Well said.|::::|In this dual income society, the wife s role has changed from a stay at home wife and mother who s job it was was to take care of the family, to a professional in the work force. This has created a greater sense of independence and individuality and women no longer feel that they have to rely on a man to take care of them. Personally, I see this as a good thing. |::::|i blame declining marriage on statistics of 75% of all divorces being initiated by women and the courts favoring women and legally castrate the male of his wealth and livelihood and force him to live in poverty regardless of who she spreads for during her freedom. |::::|I think that it s women who decide that they are independent in a marriage, want to be head of the home, and when they run up against a strong man, their option is to divorce so they can follow their own rules and make hem without regard to another person. I think that yes, if that s what men have to face, why the HELL would they want to marry anyway?|::::|i m writing a paper on this right now for my sociology class. The declining rate of marriage is actually do to the fact that many more couples are cohabiting before marriage. Therefore the stability of a marriage is not present and break ups are more likely to occur. Young people are also putting off marriage until later on because they want to have their education completed and be financially sound before entering into a marriage. Still marriage is the number one choice for most people (4 out of 5 college students say that is a goal in life) it is just taking place later on. So really at this point the marriage rate is declining but in the end nothing has really changed. Eventually the people that are not getting married now will.|::::|That ball pit is full of germs. you shouldn t have that baby in there.|::::|Then again it could be men being emasculated by women, heaven forbid he should try to discipline her brat from her former marriage even though he is helping to raise the kid, financially and otherwise. Or it could be she goes out to work and flirts w/ her male co-workers, then out for drinks etc. what husband needs that? Or she could be the type who always has to be one up him on everything, or her parents always come first, like her mom is over 5 days a week, every holiday etc. Or she could be the type who gets real fat after the first 7 pound baby she gains like 60 pounds amp; watches t.v. all day. Or she could be the type who interogates him when he s like 10 minutes late home from work. There lots of reasons i can see why men don t get married and one big idea is girls today put out for free--he s already getting it all plus she pays her own way--fools that some women are. I bet she even buys a new truck [she pays for it plus the ins. amp; upkeep] just to impress HIM and then she picks him up for the date , women s lib did nothing for women except turn them into aggresive, abortion getting whores. |::::|Love? Not once have you mentioned it hun.|::::|The high divorce rates and the fact that many young people grew up in homes with divorce/remarriage crap is why so many people are putting off marriage. The easy sex attitudes in our society are why people don t need to marry. I m a professional woman, also a divorcee, and I would think that your reasoning has more to do with a man s attitude about a woman being more successful than himself than it does with what a woman loses in divorce. The man I divorced couldn t deal with it and I didn t see that coming.|::::|I think its a change or shift in society as a whole. Marriage is not a necessity in life anymore. And people realize that.