But this article is about the MEN opting out of marriage, starting in the 1950s. So I’m trying to find out why the MEN started opting out, even when the women were still being traditional wives and mothers.
In my experirnce, men opted in
In the mid/late sixties, men married early to avoid the draft. Virtually all my friends and college friends married and thus avoided the draft.
The fact is that most of the men remained in these marriages for decades.
Details, details......