This is the end of marriage, capitalism and God

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2016-02-09 20:31

This is more tangentially related to MR issues, as it discusses the popularity of marriage among the Millenials. It speculates only briefly on *why* such things as marriage are no longer popular and then only relative to the status of women, ignoring men completely. So while not perhaps directly applicable to the MRM, it gives people involved with it some food for thought. Excerpt:

'The next big thing isn’t a clever gadget or miracle drug—it’s a way of life: not a breakthrough invention but a social innovation. And it’s not so much a beginning as it as a series of endings.

Rising numbers of young people are now deciding to do everything their parents didn’t. They’re eschewing cultural and economic convention to challenge what we take to be civil society. They aren’t marrying. They’ve become the refuseniks of our competitive corporate culture. And many of them have opted out of organized religion.
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According to the New York Times, over half of all American women under 30 who give birth are unmarried. When adjusted for levels of education and economics, the numbers skew dramatically higher.

Of course there are an array of possible causes for this trend, including everything from the relative economic independence of educated women to a shift away from the cultural stigma of unwed parentage to even a latent reaction to the divorce of their own parents. This change brings a complex array of challenges. For example, marriage is a foundational element of our legal system connected to property, beneficiary and custodial rights and obligations. Some believe that the decline of matrimony has led to the increase of children living under the poverty level. These skeptics say that if we pull the thread of marriage from the fabric of our society, it is unclear what will unravel or remain intact. While societal norms may have changed, adjusting our legal system to protect unwed mothers and their children may still be far behind.'

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There is a big deference between single women h*ving babies without a committed male partner and non-married committed families. I wish writers would differentiate the two.

I think commitment is extremely important for h*ving kids. One household is cheaper and more efficient than two, and I think it is important for children to have both mom and dad under one roof. So when it comes to h*ving kids, I don't care about the legal document known as a marriage certificate, but I do care that they be committed to raising children as one family. Unmarried committed couples who decide to have kids without marriage, should seek an attorney to get their person legal matters the way they want them.

There is culture to keep in mind. I have had children without marriage and within marriage, and I can tell you people respect your union a lot more when you are married. That may be regional and may change over time, but it is something to consider. My husband wanted pregnancy to proceed marriage. I did not want to go down that path a second time.

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Submitted by Kris on Wed, 2016-02-10 04:27

So, we have people who do not want any sexual constraints often imposed by religion ("end of god")

...and we know female sexual promiscuity often leads to pregnancy with non-committed fathers, so these same people support single motherhood ("end of marriage")

and then they want everyone to pay for their poor decisions by way of government assistance, so they are also pro-socialism. ("end of capitalism")

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Submitted by Kris on Thu, 2016-02-11 05:54

Get rid of God, get rid of Dad, and live off the taxpayer.

Pretty much modern feminism in a nutshell.

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Submitted by el cid on Fri, 2016-02-12 18:23