The dirty little secret is that in the Midwest, as in most other areas of the USA, marriage is not the norm in the coming generation.
The dirty little secret is that in the Midwest, as in most other areas of the USA, marriage is not the norm in the coming generation
I don't know if it will become the norm. It may become an "option" that many choose to take, though probably not the majority.
My feelings on the matter, such as they are, is a trending toward the return of the multi-generational "extended family."