Why More Men Than Ever View Marriage as a Bad Deal

PJ Media ^ | 03/09/2018 | John Hawkins

[Freedom56v2]

Bitter much?

[StAnDeliver]

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/div_mar_cohab.htm

"The probability of a first marriage ending in separation or divorce within 5 years is 20 percent, but the probability of a premarital cohabitation breaking up within 5 years is 49 percent. After 10 years, the probability of a first marriage ending is 33 percent, compared with 62 percent for cohabitations."

[Reddy]

Yes. And it’s evident that it’s a bad thing when the words, “single mom” are used as a badge of martyred armor.

[Reddy]

Should say martyred honor.

[DoodleBob]

While it is sad that the survival rate to 20 years isn't stronger than 50-55%, the same study using data circa 1975 shows similar to SLIGHTLY WORSE survival rates at 10 AND 20 years.

This means that despite 30 years of cultural rot, familial destruction, and statist ridicule of traditional norms, marriage is no worse (to slightly better) than during the Carter Administration. Whoda thunk.

[octex]

Thanks for posting a very good article.S&F! I found nothing to disagree with in it, as a twice-divorced man.

Saving this for later reading of comments.

[Ambrosia]

I agreed with that in a later post.

[Ambrosia]

Yes, I saw that, and considering that most of the things going on that people did not know about each other 50 yrs ago, and now the ‘out of the box’ weirdness they do know about each other, it boggles the mind, that these statistics are so close.

The four or five states not included should not have made too big a difference in the statistics, maybe CA? I did not look up State by State. What did surprise me is that deaths are included, and would military losses affect it?...or the additional 10 years of death statistics? Those could be a study of their own.

The improvement in numbers has to do with people being older now, when they marry...I guess. Some people are mature at 18, some at 30 or 40, some never!

I really felt sad, that so many men now think marriage is evil, and all women are money grubbers. SAD!

[wardaddy]

It’s only a few cat ladies who do that

Women who’ve obviously been treated bad by men or worse ignored

I believe marriage is still great but marry your own kind values wise

Don’t be poontang drink

Speaking as one who knows..lol

[Keyhopper]

So they create the weather and now complain its raining?

[Keyhopper]

Want to see her explain that one to God

[Keyhopper]

Cops showed up at my house at 3 am one morning. Someone said we were arguing. We both spoke with the officers and the only reason I didn’t go to jail is because the fire chief lived next door and knew the cop.
Even though my wife and I both said we weren’t arguing, we were sleeping

[Keyhopper]

Yeah, but we he take out the garbage?

[gogeo]

When I was young, I was very willing for women to step up next to me. But it soon became evident that they were not I interested in equality, but in superiority.

Hmmm...what's that saying?

"The slave does not dream of freedom...he dreams of being the master."

[gogeo]

I will be married 30 years this April. This is crap. I guess we are all smarter than the One behind the words in the scriptures....

Tell us more...

[karnage]

You’re a lucky man, Hodar.

[Keyhopper]

How about shared custody and $600 a month. Then she walked away in August 2012 and I still had to pay child support. On top of that had to hire a lawyer to drag her into court. In November 2017 finally got a judgement from the court. She didn’t have to back pay any child support for the 5 years and to top it off didn’t have to psy any child support at all. Flame away

[gogeo]

You really don’t understand statistics, do you?

[gogeo]

me thinks those who hate women are just covering up for their homosexuality...those poor liddle pansy men..

Sad. Pathetic, really.

[Mark17]

Marriage IS a horrible deal for men. Any way you look at it.

I went to the Philippines for mine, and some people wonder why.