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The changing face of marriage

Jul 02, 2007 08:42

In a Pew Research Report released yesterday, over two thousand Americans were asked about their views on marriage and parenting. Men and women's opinions ran in close accordance, according to the 91-page report: "the group differences in public opinion on these matters tend to be correlated with age, religion, race and ethnicity, as well as with ( Read more... )

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astrogeek01 July 2 2007, 14:28:07 UTC

In my experience (or rather, in my unmarried girlfriends' experiences) it's much more "ok" for a guy to remain unmarried. People don't harass them nearly as much about "why aren't you married yet" whereas my unmarried gfs get that all the time. Two of them it annoys them to no end. "Don't people realize I don't want that?" The assumption seems to be that women DO want to be married and if they're not married or not actively trying to find a guy (assuming they are hetero, which is also an assumption society likes to make), that there's something "wrong" with them.

My parents fall completely into that description of "Ozzie and Harriets". Heh. But they're some of the best parents I know.

5 more years for me, to make the national average for first marriages. ;) I think we'll be just fine. :)

Right and wrong, or happy and unhappy? differenceblog July 2 2007, 17:23:58 UTC

It's not really asking about "is it okay" but rather about "can someone be happy" -- which I think is an important distinction. Here's what it said in page 32 of the Pew report. Note the last paragraph, which I just noticed may address my "political correctness" hypothesis in today's commentary.
Marriage and Personal Fulfillment ( ... )

Re: Right and wrong, or happy and unhappy? ukelele July 2 2007, 19:40:54 UTC

Huh! It's interesting to me that people were much more sanguine about women's ability here.

I actually believe it, but it seems to fly in the face of stereotype.

Re: Right and wrong, or happy and unhappy? astrogeek01 July 2 2007, 21:19:36 UTC

I was more reacting to your reaction that "people are reluctant to admit the politically incorrect view that women might want to get married." My point is that most people, at least that I've encountered, are shocked when a woman does NOT want to get married.

differenceblog July 2 2007, 22:12:47 UTC

yup. I think it's the issue with the "secular" group noted by Pew. That's most of everyone I talk to.

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