Posted on 01/16/2007 10:04:04 AM PST by shrinkermd
For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results.
In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse, up from 35 percent in 1950 and 49 percent in 2000.
Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, the trend could ultimately shape social and workplace policies, including the ways government and employers distribute benefits.
Several factors are driving the statistical shift. At one end of the age spectrum, women are marrying later or living with unmarried partners more often and for longer periods. At the other end, women are living longer as widows and, after a divorce, are more likely than men to delay remarriage, sometimes delighting in their newfound freedom.
In addition, marriage rates among black women remain low. Only about 30 percent of black women are living with a spouse, according to the Census Bureau, compared with about 49 percent of Hispanic women, 55 percent of non-Hispanic white women and more than 60 percent of Asian women.
In a relatively small number of cases, the living arrangement is temporary, because the husbands are working out of town, are in the military or are institutionalized. But while most women eventually marry, the larger trend is unmistakable.
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To each his own Hitman, but you're limiting yourself there, imo. I'm a step-father and its been one of the most rewarding things about my life. But of course if that isn't for you I respect your decision on the matter. There aren't many things worse than a bad step-parent.
That about sums it up. Look closer and you'll see that the job (or one of the jobs) is probably "under the table" so as to preserve as much taxpayer-funded benefit as possible. Not sure about the "thousands a month" in child support, though. I know a few childless women that enjoy all the other benefits, and still have the money to take lavish vacations a couple of times a year.
What I've noticed......
Women work. They marry a man that works. Everything is fine. Then, a child is born.
Now, the woman has two jobs, because she took the liberal bait that claims she's worthless without a "career."
That's why stay home moms have happy marriages. Both the husband and wife only have one job to worry about, and everything is fair.
Millions of lonely and horny Chinese men wait in the wings...
Yes it is a limitation but not a terribly damaging one. The truth is there is no shortage of attractive, good women out there in the dating pool at any given time. If there was a shortage of choice I would adjust. There isn't, so there's no need for me to compromise there.
The barriers regarding divorce are simply too lopsided. OK, a man wants to leave his wife and the system makes him "pay" for it through the financial settlement in divorce. Fair enough, he chose to leave and therefore he must pay equitably. So when the husband chooses divorce, he does this knowing the penalty.
Not what happens on the flip side, where is the barrier to the woman who wants to leave her husband? It doesn't exist, the husband still faces the same "penalty" even when he does not initiate the divorce. A sane system would reverse this - but it will never happen, because the wife is looked upon as the "victim", initiating the divorce of the "evil husband", and therefore should face no penalty in doing so.
And the trickle down effect of this is - men fear marriage, because they fear being caught up in the financial ruin of divorce, even if they do not initiate it. Until society deals with this simple fact, marriage rates will continue to decline.
Unfortunately, it seems a number of women consider it the easiest way.
I've known many single women with children ... co-workers, tenants in my apartment buildings, fellow political activists, voters in precincts I work, etc. Virtually all of these women say they want a spouse. Most (but not all) of them are physically attractive and have OK personalities.
I've seen both men who would make good spouses and men who would not chase after them. The women overwhelmingly reject the hard working, sober men who would make good spouses. The women overwhelmingly hook-up for short term relationships with men who provide them with entertainment and excitement, even when that excitement is domestic violence, cheating on them, financial irresponsibility, etc.
I couldn't agree more, and the above statement can't be repeated enough.
They will tell us how much nicer it is to have a grovelling slave they can kick without trouble.
Like I said. They see no reason to prolong the misery
Tattooed, half naked in public, jumping into the sack with at the drop of a hat and then burdened with the result of that "free and self expressive" life...
I doubt that describes 1% of the ladies who visit Free Republic. However, there are many who do indeed fit your description, and it's going to get worse. To think, some young girls admire the likes of Brittney Spears and Paris Hilton. Morals in this country are declining faster than our former president would drop his pants. The media made him out to be a hero when he was in fact, a lowlife hound dog. Feminism, the touted gay lifestyle, government giveaways, the left - they're responsible.
why didn't they want the spouse, they just got rid of?
Liberalism in America has reached a milestone. One of the tenets of Liberalism is to creat as many single female households as possible because single women are more likely to look to the government for assistance than married women especially if they have children. Replace a husband and father with a government check. They have won, all that's left is the celebration.
"A person tends to be rejected by the opposite sex for substantive, rather than shallow reasons."
You are making a HUGE leap of faith there.
Sometimes, the problem really is with those who reject.
Being popular doesn't mean you're a catch.
have 3-4 kids by as many dads. its easy to get huge payouts.
or get knocked up by a guy that makes big money.
Think about the next generation of kids. It will get interesting in about 20 years.
From the article:
more than 60 percent of Asian women
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