A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married
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#2The finances of marriage don't make sense until, what, $75k/yr or more?
If you need any sort of public assistance, marriage is a severe eligibility fence.
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#3maybe the burden of marriage is just too high
to be that perfect husband or wife
we’ve all decided to strive to be better, but all we’ve accomplished is to become alone
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#4> While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not. In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting.
It seems that the institution of marriage is the issue and not human relationship?
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#5I've never met a person of the gender I'm attracted to that would reciprocate the selflessness and empathy that I joyously offer potential partners. I would rather keep my self-respect than settle for someone who won't meet me on my level.
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#6The trend of less education means less marriage is interesting. I think that tells me the root cause is that 25% of 40 year olds are not financially attractive mates. I think this speaks to a broader trend of men not being able to meet the traditional expectations of the breadwinner in an increasingly precarious economy.
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#7> While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not. In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting. It seems that the institution of marriage is the issue and not human relationship?
22% is a subset of the 25%, meaning there’s still roughly 20% of 40-44 that are not cohabitating and not married.
Significantly higher than the 6% decades ago. Which seems to indicate human relationships are indeed in decline (the institution of marriage Is likely also in decline, but it’s not the sole reason for the high percentage)
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#8> While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not. In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting. It seems that the institution of marriage is the issue and not human relationship?
I’m not entirely sure - it would be interesting to break down the cohort of the 78% of never-marrieds who live alone. Presumedly, they are single or not in a serious relationship, which might indicate that there’s a deeper societal and cultural problem than just marriage.
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#9In beehives, the drones -- correction, workers -- are sterile.
This maximizes returns on capital at quarter and even decade timescales.
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#10> While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not. In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting. It seems that the institution of marriage is the issue and not human relationship?
You think one in five is a healthy ratio? That means four out of five don’t have someone around. That’s got to affect people as they get older and need occasional help with things, all kinds of things.