It is a well-known fact that marriage is a big commitment that you need to make in life, in case you want to experience the marital bliss. It is this commitment that often intimidates the people, in particular with the rising number of divorce cases all around the world. There are so many young couples today, who avoid the bond of marriage, but continue with their love relationship by staying together in the same apartment.
Cultural transformation is to be blamed.

Our present day culture also plays a very significant role in the deterioration of marriages taking place. A total transformation is sexual culture, divorce, feminism and other cultural shifts are to be blamed for the change in the mindsets of people. Marriage was once considered as an aspirational goal, but today, it is being witnessed more like a prison in the minds of the couples. More and more people across the world are alienated from marriage.

Sex is available so easily

In the olden days, marriage gave the certification to a couple for physical intimacy or sexual relationship. Today, the scenario is entirely different. Sex is available so easily, as couples are staying together years after years without getting married. Thus, when sex is available so easily without any level of commitment, they don’t bother going into the complicacy of marriage. In fact, even the most conservative cultures, that have struck to the concept of arranged marriage, have adopted a more liberal approach.

Are the couples brainwashed with the idea of the wedding?

Several couples are brainwashed with the idea, that marriage will end up in divorce. The statistics say that in the US half of the marriages end in divorce as per the reports of CDC statistics. This is completely not the truth, as the statistics are heavily influenced by the age of the divorced couples. It has been found that people who rush into getting married before the age of 20 years or so have 60% more chance of the marriage ending in divorce.

It is the tender age when maturity level is very low, and the people involved in the commitment of the marriage are also not settled in their lives. They have not established and didn't have an identity in the society to earn money. This very level of commitment gets a better result if you wait until the age of 25 years and more and then plan to get married. There is a good chance that the marriage will be a success without many issues.

Marriage is something you have to work at, And many people do not have what it takes these days. It's too easy to "break up" and replace them with someone else that has what you want, Over trying to work out the problems you are having.

Living In Utah And Marriage

As someone who lives in Utah, Marriage is an interesting subject.
We have the lowest marriage rate in all of the United States.
The Median age for women is: 23.5
The Median age for Men Is: 25.6

We are known for being the "Mormon" state. While I"m not Mormon, The religion influences just about everything that we do!

Mormon or LDS, Encourages their members to marry as young as possible, And to start having kids... Lots and lots of kids.
That keeps our marriage age really young, I feel like as far as marriage goes in the United States. While it goes down for everyone else. I see marriage being something that stays put in Utah, It will be interesting to see in the future. If things stay the same in Utah, but the age continues to rise for other states, We will be able to make a direct comparison from Utah and other countries on How the Marriage Or lack of marriage is affecting us as a whole.

• What about parents who aren't married?
• If a marriage doesn't happen anymore, will people become more insecure with trusting their partner?
• If staying with one person your whole life, No longer applies. Will we see a more rapid spread of diseases?
• Will we see more people choose to live alone or with friends instead of a partner?
• Will we see future tax breaks for singles instead of married couples?

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