The Law’s heavy bias against men in divorce is clearly causing less men to get married.
“The Law’s heavy bias against men in divorce is clearly causing less men to get married.”
Doubtful.
Here is some interesting data: https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/marriage-money-youth-priorities/.
…young Americans identifying as Republican place more importance on traditional goals like marriage (74% of Republicans vs. 56% of Democrats), children (70% vs. 45%), and homeownership (74% vs. 53%) than their Democrat counterparts… young Americans with college degrees, who are disproportionately Democrats, are less likely to perceive marriage as necessary for economic stability.
At the same time, R or D, people in love will tend to get married. A man and woman who want to get married, on the whole get married without a prenup or a divorce predestination mindset. Indeed, only 15% of married couples get a prenup, and of that 15%, 56% reported they had a previous marriage. https://www.lawdepot.com/us/resources/family-articles/prenup-survey/
Further, in 2023 the percentage of married adults at 46.3% was way higher than the 9.1% cohabitation rate.
https://www.datingadvice.com/studies/marriage-vs-cohabitation-statistics
That said, the marriage rate and cohabitation rate trends are negatively correlated. The likely driver isn’t the law, but likely divorced fathers who probably initiated the proceedings to trade up for a younger model told Johnny “ah, don’t get married kid…da beyoch will take you to the cleaners.”
Now, we can argue about the extent to which my example is an R vs D.
Regardless, we must preach it widely that the moral decline in society is coming from selfish divorced PARENTS, and stop blaming it on the law, the media, Ukraine, women, or Soros.
Children model Mom and Dad. It’s hard to raise a thoroughbred when the parents are asses.
Addendum… let’s be equitable: there are prolly divorced mothers who initiated the proceedings to trade up for a richer model and told Mary “ah, don’t get married kid…da bastage will take you to the cleaners.”