How Marriage Has Changed Over Time

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The world is a different place than it use to be before, times have changed lifestyle has changed, the way people thinking, there way of living and how they make certain decision have all changed. One of those decisions would not be getting married or delaying it. Based on census data and Pew's surveys, Fewer young people are getting married and many are getting married later. About 20% of Americans older than 25 had always been single in 2012, up from 9% in 1960. Marriage is a happiest moment that a person can have being with the one that they trust and spend the rest of their lives with and fewer people getting married shows that the reason to delay or not at all get this kind of happiness should be really important and big. A Lot of factors can play into fewer marriages. Current …show more content…

Now a day, marriage isn’t just about putting that ring onto your lover finger, but it's about creating a great memory that you can tell your Children in Future about how wonderful that day was as well. People want their marriages to be really special with a lot of great stuff which cost a lot of money. Some people can’t afford that kind of expense and work till they have enough saved to have a wedding. Not to mention the debt and job crises in the bad economy. Stress and social stigma also has a lot of influence on people regarding this decision. People are stressing from work, from personal problems and wouldn't want there other significant to see them in that kind of stress and make them worry about them. Divorce is also a thing people think about before getting married that, would it ever come to that situation then what would happen. With the social stigma of a divorce viewed as heartbreaking, most people just want to be a in a long term relationship and lay a really good foundation before getting married, as a personal insurance that it would not come to an divorce later on in their

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