Opinion | Why Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like.
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Harping on people to get married from up in the ivory tower fails to engage with reality in the dating trenches.
  • bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    plus you’ve got societal expectations for marriages. honeymoons, church marriages, the recitals and all that can cost big money. even just the photography. It all costs a bunch of money that some people just don’t have, and they’re too hesitant to burn bridges over it. Sure, you can elope in secret right? But that’s a bigger can of worms then just staying partners

    • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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      8 months ago

      Yup, If we could do away with all negative economic aspects of weddings and marriage, I doubt that kind of commitment would be a problem for most men.