Marriage is becoming a luxury.
It's out of reach unless you're a member of the ruling class.
Marriage is becoming a luxury.
It's out of reach unless you're a member of the ruling class.
There’s almost zero benefit for men. The opportunity cost is too high. simple risk/reward equation.
It's out of reach unless you're a member of the ruling class.
This mindset is exactly the problem. It's false. It's just that you can't have your big house and RV and trailer and boat and luxury vacations all by age 30 if you get married and have kids.
The author mentions it took his parents 20 years after marriage to afford a house. And a 50's starter house would have been around 1000 square feet, which the modern generation turns up their nose at.
We have more efficient food and housing and clothing than ever before. People can afford marriage and children. They just don't prioritize it.
It's been reserved for the very wealthy and the very poor for some time now.