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    For the first time, married couples are the minority
    

    Posted by RickySilk on Oct 17, 2006 at 06:21 AM 
    


    
	The New York Times has a fairly interesting article about the decline of marriage. [link] For the first time ever households with married couples are outnumbered. The reasons being pretty obvious, more young adults are staying single longer and many couples just live together without getting married. I fell into that second group for about 4 years. I wanted a full test drive of the product before I committed.
    

    
My mom, being a christian woman and all, wasn't to happy about the test drive but it all worked out in the end.	

    
	
    


    

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    jellyfish spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   This is because people are slowly realising marriage is shit. 
    

    
No offence, Ricky. ;)
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    holyjuan spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Hey, just because you can;t have a healthy relationship doesn't make marriage shit.
    

    
Here's to Ricky!  Here's to Juan!  Here's to... oh.  No one else is married...
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    carpanza spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   The average age of marriage has been rising I saw a bunch of different numbers, but it's 25-29... 
    
If you look it up about half the population is under 29 [link] 
    
It makes sense. 
    
Personally I'm single and waiting for a nymphomaniac that owns a liquor store.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    ChePibe spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Well, I got married at 22 and I've loved every minute of it.
    

    
So many people now just can't stand the idea of commitment or the idea of having to give up "childhood" to get married.  Grow up, folks.  You can't be frat boys forever.
    

    
(Obviously not directing this at all the bachelors out there)
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    Ender spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Obviously, this study doesn't take Saudi Arabia into account. If that were the case, then we'd quickly find that 1000% of people are married.
    

    
[insert snarky quote about statistics here]
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    ThePerfectFoo spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Yes, I am back. People seem to get married a bit early for my liking... know a couple of 18 year olds who are intending to get married, freaks me out.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    Anonymous Coward spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Whys it Dec 31, 1969 at 4pm?
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    jellyfish spoke on Dec 31, 1969 at 04:00 PM
    
		   
		   Ricky pines for the 60s, so every day is hippy day here at foo!
    

    
And you can commit to someone without getting married.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    RickySilk spoke on Oct 18, 2006 at 06:09 AM
    
		   
		   Sorry about that. Forgot to stoke the datesettercombobulator.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    ChePibe spoke on Oct 18, 2006 at 07:56 AM
    
		   
		   18 is probably a bit too young.  But by the early 20's, you've generally finished college (says the 25 year old perennial senior, but at least I was out of the country for 2 years) and it's about time to move out of the house and settle down, in my opinion, at least.
    

    
I see too many people wanting to be eternal frat boys, refusing to take responsibility or commit to anything.  Grow up, folks.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
		
	   
    
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    Sunfire spoke on Oct 18, 2006 at 10:48 PM
    
		   
		   I probably wouldn't have gotten married if it wasn't for the necessary legal rights. I'm not religious, so all marriage means to me is a piece of paper. I was committed before I signed, marriage was just a formality.
    
		   	   	   			
    

	   
    
	   
	
    

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