Men Refusing to Commit to Marriage

This article in the Washington Post covers a report by researchers Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe, directors of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. While men are described as "phobic," the article does quote some of men's reasons for avoiding marriage. Two examples include, "An ex-wife will 'take you for all you've got' and 'men have more to lose financially than women.'" Whitehead called the work, which was based on interviews with only 60 single men, a "pilot study" and called for a nationally representative examination of the situation.Source: The Washington Times

Title: Wedded bliss not a priority for U.S. bachelors

Author: Cheryl Wetzstein

Date: June 26, 2002

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