Posted on 08/20/2013 8:33:34 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
But those single women are having fewer children, so they can’t replace the population on their own.
Meanwhile, Muslims surge in numbers by having large, intact families.
Great point.
You’re actually more likely to get rejected and dumped if you want marriage.
Nice guys. OK
Used to be nice guys would never include those who would have marital relations or of wedlock.
That’s the source of the problem - reliance on birth control. Not to be confused with its fruit-abortion
The women, instead of taking charge of the situation,give into it like slaves and lead everyone to Hell with them, including the culture
We Catholics are indeed familiar with the stories, in this case wimpy Adam and that silly, lusty, destructive Eve, of the Bible - even the OT
Correct. But what’s the beginning of the story of promiscuity having taken over for the past half century?
My money is on the decline of civilization. No morals.
a surge in single mothers is a surge in the number of people that will end up in poverty in the next generation
a surge in single mothers is a surge in the number of govt dependent voters
a surge in single mothers is a surge in the demand for cradle to grave govt
a surge in single mothers is a surge in socialism
Bingo! There is no longer any stigma to sex outside marraige or to illegitmate births. In fact, it is all celebrated.
It's more than a "bad thing," it's a CATASTROPHE.
Maybe it's a bit of a generation gap here (Grandpa was WWII, I was born in the 70's and I'm in my mid-30s). I couldn't do that. Without going into things that ended up with me needing to go to confession. I came this close to proposing about 3 years ago, but deep down I knew it wouldn't work out for a few reasons I'm not going to get into here.
The lady I'm dating now, we'll see. I'm thinking positive here, if she can get past the age difference (I'm younger) :)
Is it such a sweet deal. Short term, yeah, in my early-mid 20's. Frankly, it was there in my dad's day and probably grandpa's day too, although neither would admit to it. Long term? No. Too many people like how I used to be.
So why are men "arming" their "enemies"?
Here in No. Calif I know several young women who are in what seem to be committed “partner” relationships (yes, with men), who have young children and have been together several years. Both parents have jobs and they live lower middle class lifestyles. Yet there is NO RING. Why?? I don’t know them well enough to grill them on this but I just don’t understand. I think that not getting married has been glamorized to the point where getting married seems like an old fuddy duddy thing. Sigh.
No listing of anti-male family law as a reason for declining marriage rates? Imagine that!
That’s because divorced fathers are one of the political underclass groups. To point out those policies and how they are implemented might diminish the well crafted imaged of divorced dads being akin to nazis who hate puppies and kittens. And these dumbasses still scratch their heads and wonder aloud why men aren’t going out of their way to start families.
Immorality.
Destruction of the family ; I would say a deliberate agenda.
Deliberate attempt to make government father, mother, aunt, and uncle.
You’re ignoring the pragmatic. You’re asking why they aren’t married when you may want to ask why should they get married instead. Why should people who are just getting by worry about getting into a legal arrangement that more or less just pre authorizes a guy in a long black dress to redistribute their assets after a bad enough argument?
The comparision with the 1940s is inaccurate.
In the 1940s marriage and the church were respected by government. In many cases a divorce required approval by the church. And child support was only ordered by the state as terms of a divorce and alimony. This arraingement favored marriage for both men and women.
Today child support and state benefits are granted without a requirement for marriage. In addition not marrying provides both the man and woman more finacial advantage than marrying in the case of separation. So there are substantial financial incentive for both men and women for not marrying, particularly for men and wage earning women. For many women it’s a choice of single parenting or no parenting so more women have children out of wedlock.
Even in a bad economy bills have to be paid and kids taken care of.
Take the government out of marriage, child rearing and church and the situation will right itself.
Why not just do what you feel like doing?
vaudine
“But whats the beginning of the story of promiscuity having taken over for the past half century?”
That is not an easy answer but it starts with fdr and his welfare programs or if you want to look at more recent events then it is lbj’s welfare programs that made the gov’t an ‘easy mark’ for welfare moms to get checks.....the more illegitimate children they have, the larger the checks.
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