[dajeeps]

Marriage is waning for a lot of reasons. It's a complex problem that has to do with the entertainment media, untreated mental health problems, economic factors, and people not being taught how much work marriage actually is, among the few I can think of.

My husband and I just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary, and there have been a few times over those 11 years that I wanted to just teleport myself right out of it. It happens in every marriage. It's a feeling that can be overcome and worked through as long as both parties involved are responsible enough to their own commitments to do what it takes. Fortunately, we worked out our issues and then we go along until something else gets out of whack, and have to go through it again.

I am a very independent woman. In fact I am the major bread-winner in the household at the moment. I could have just left without a whole lot of impact to myself or my finances, but I didn't. It's because of the way I was raised, to honor my commitments, no matter how hard it is.

So, at least using me as an example, you can't say that independence, women working, or the women's movement has anything to do with it. It's all attitude and what people are willing to put up with and what they aren't, and what the reasons for that are.

[Brilliant]

I'll grant you that there are particular families that are better off with the woman working, rather than the husband. But in general, two working parents doesn't work, and the husband staying at home doesn't work.

Given those statistical realities, it's not surprising that the family is declining at an accelerating pace.