Reading about Prince William’s engagement somehow led me to an article about the decline in marriage and the ‘new families’. Pew Social Trends and TIME Magazine did a survey and this a brief summary of their findings.
- Higher education, wealth and marriage are linked
- Women are smarter, richer, more independent and are more 2/3 likely to initiate divorce
- Don’t be surprised if the wife is the breadwinner, older and taller than hubby
- Higher educated couples test run before marriage and children, less educated couples have children then marry
- Pray you’re not living in the US: “..a child living together with unmarried parents in Sweden has a lower chance that his family will disrupt than does a child living with married parents in the U.S.”
- Married and unmarried adults say (in order of priority) that love, making a lifelong commitment and companionship are very important reasons to get married. Having children moderately so and financial stability barely even made it past the 30% mark for married adults.
