The Extinction of Marriage?!

Rumour has it that fewer and fewer couples are actually taking the traditional step in their relationship and getting married. However, this is not necessarily a rumour. Couples are increasingly more skeptical of 'tying the knot' than they were 50 years ago.

Recently statistics show a 32% decline in marriage from the 1960s among adults, according to research by Time Magazine. These statistics decline even more sharply among those under the age of 30, with only 26% actually married. Part of this survey also asked the question if young adults thought marriage was heading to extinction. The results are shocking with nearly 44% of respondents believing that the future of holy matrimony would eventually become obsolete. So why is this the case? What is making marriage an obsolete idea for future generations? Well, to sum it up quickly, children are becoming afraid of commitment from seeing the failed marriages of their parents, cheating is another significant factor... one respondent comments "People have been cheating forever. It's more about what you have with who you are with, not what you call it." With this we are seeing a substantial increase in co-habitation of young couples. Something that has nearly doubled since 1990, around 44% of respondents saying they have co-habited with a significant other at some point. So the big questions here for us is how this will affect the wedding indutry. It does seem quite scary to think that young people believe marriage is headed for extinction!

So I will ask you this:

What are your thoughts and opinions?

Do you think marriage is heading for extinction?


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/more_say_don_to_nups_tq1p7qq2D6KtV4elNMOShI#ixzz162OiZ3Qq



-Jennifer