not only are we not marrying anymore, we're not having children....men's sperm counts are down as is their testosterone levels....and what's left of that is used up on internet porn....
some country....
eventually, they'll have to restrict the marriage thing because in tax situations, you can't have so many partners dividing up the booty....perhaps marriage will be disolved and civil unions rule the day....
then marriage can be for the religious...
Er..., no. It started in earnest as a social philosophy with Rousseau in the 18th century - men should obey their natures. Then it became a mainstream liberal political doctrine with John Stuart Mill in the 19th century - true freedom is fredom from social norms and to achieve true freedom we need the government.