RE: That’s only because if you don’t get married you won’t get a divorce.
Or maybe, the younger ones are simply not bothering with that piece of paper and simply choosing cohabitation.
What’s the point of the paper when just about any sort of “marriage” is acceptable? (Men with men and women with women, etc. )
That was actually my point.
Marriage has a long history, but once the cultural and religious reasons go away, there really is no reason to get married. And for many people, the Religious one is the only one left. And if they are not religious, well, why bother. In a godless world, where both sexes can support themself alone, “friends with benefits” is all anyone needs.
Of course, I’m being tongue in cheek. The religious reason gets to the psychological harm done to a person who never marries but lives a life of serial monogamy or simple “fu** buddy” relationships. It seems harmless, but if it is done enough, it does tangible damage to a culture - as I believe we are seeing.
Such 'relationships' appear neither in marriage nor divorce statistics.