How many unmarried young men do you know? That is the key to these demographic trends.
Plenty.
Guess what they say when asked?
“Why buy the cow when the milk is cheap, and free?”
And the women?
“Why buy the whole pig when all you want is the sausage?”
The ritualisation of premarital sex, making it a rite of passage for most Americans (and others) at a very young age has damaged marriage more than anything else, even homosexuality.
Societies that value intact families will undoubtedly dominate, over time. If there is one common social trait among successful societies world-over, it is the institution of marriage. It’s not for no reason that civilisation flourishes on the bedrock of a stable home.
Sadly, I know a number of such young men among friends of the family. They simply don’t see marriage as a major life goal. Some of them have been in long term relationships, but have not married. I don’t know all details; it could be that the girls involved didn’t want marriage.
Face it, cultural norms, if that’s the right word, have changed. Many young people don’t see value in marriage, or see it as a life goal. Yet these same young people, especially guys, are happy to live with a girl or have a series of girlfriends in which they are getting all the benefits of marriage without any of the responsibilities.
It pains me to see many quality young people who don’t want children or marriage or family. The future of our entire civilization depends upon marriage and family. Our culture as we know it will not survive as the “baby mama” culture of the ghetto spreads to the rest of society.