Oh good, I won’t be in the minority any more!

npr:


Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday  finds  the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its  lowest  on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the  institution  will soon lose its majority status in American life.
(via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’)
Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR
Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data

Oh good, I won’t be in the minority any more!

npr:

Marriage — it’s so last century. A new report out on Wednesday finds the share of all U.S. adults who are married has dropped to its lowest on record, at just 51 percent. If the trend continues, the institution will soon lose its majority status in American life.

(via When It Comes To Marriage, Many More Say ‘I Don’t’)

Graphic credit: Nelson Hsu/NPR

Graphic source: Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey Data

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    I totally agree. Marriage is an important commitment that shouldn’t be taken lightly as many people are doing. They...
  7. beamkatanachronicles reblogged this from treiz and added:
    While I don’t believe that we need to strictly stick to society’s gender roles, I am, at heart, a Nice Catholic Girl...
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    Read the thoughts of the person above me. Read well.
  9. agdemesathoughts reblogged this from someonespc and added:
    It’s things like this that I don’t want to live in this earth anymore :( Whatever happened to commitment, trust, and...
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    Yuss
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  24. reperioaevum reblogged this from project-argus and added:
    It is fascinating to see such a seemingly concrete institution unravel - this is truly history in the making, folks.
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  26. realcleverscience reblogged this from npr and added:
    This might sound weird, but I’m pretty sure marriage and monogamy will be gone - or rare - in the near future.
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    Sad, isn’t it?
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