Hmmn… I recently went to a couple weddings. Gals and guys in their late 50s. And they're very happy, things are working out great a couple months later. Young people in their 20s and 30s are too into themselves, looking for a prince or princess to whisk them away from reality, rather than just accepting people for what they are, warts and all.
Michael Berry had an 89 year old guy on a couple of weeks ago. His previous wife died, his new love was 87 and apparently came over to cook dinner frequently but said since they weren’t yet married, there was no sex, overnight visits or “hanky panky” going on. Wedding is upcoming and I would bet Michael helps them do it up right.
Just refreshing.
I work with a couple of women who married late (in their fifties), and their resentment of their co-workers with children is palpable (one even asked if they could bring their dogs to a company picnic if other employees were bringing their children).
I suspect these women were just getting married because they didn;t want to age alone; all they do is complain about their husbands (I guess it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks).
Young people today often have no reason to get married because children aren’t part of their future (for various reasons they give). If my wife didn’t want children I wouldn’t have bothered marrying her; the two go hand-in-hand.