Why are men choosing not to marry anymore?

[DesertFlower]

41. good question. the other

day i was at the beauty salon. one of the male hairdressers had gotten married 3 weeks before. he's 34. 2 of the female hairdressers recently got engaged -- both in their early 30s. my hairdresser has a 2 year old child. they live together but not married. i don't know if they ever will marry. she's 34. he's been married several times.

my husband and i were together for almost 42 years when he passed. we were married for almost 41 of those years. we were happy.

my friend is 55 and has never been married and never will be. he came from a dysfunctional family -- his parents fought constantly. his brother married young and was miserable. he's still married -- just turned 50. i think they can't afford to live apart.

my stepdaughter has been in a relationship for 9 years. his family will not accept her because she's not southern baptist. she sees him once of twice a week -- sometimes not at all because he's off with his friends. she's 44 -- never been married -- came close 10 years ago and the guy backed out. so she stays in this sick relationship. i think she's afraid of another rejection. she's nice looking, intelligent, has a good job and would love to be married. would have loved to have a child but at her age that's unlikely.