Why are men choosing not to marry anymore?

[JustAnotherGen]

231. Some truth to this

We were 36/40 when we met and 39/43 when we married.

Huge advantages to that - HUGE. Financially set, ZERO debt, both have fully funded retirements, bought a home, traveled pre and post wedding, etc. etc.

We both have a travel addiction - one of the things that is a commonality. I know in my case I would not give back a single last minute solo trip to Europe or anywhere else. I had a blast!

I could not have done that, met the people I did, experienced the things I did married with two kids in my 20's and living in Western NY. I could not.

I wouldn't change my life or the age I got married at for the world.


Really - to each their own. And in my case -having a brass ring holding mom who doesn't regret getting married and having two kids before her 24th birthday . . . she really influenced me to delay marriage.

I was born in 1973 - not 43/53 or hell - even 63. Why not get my kicks in while I could ? No one says you ever HAVE to get married.

Male or Female - truthfully - it's NOT the be all and end all and my husband and I both came from Till Death Did They Part Loving Homes . . . but those homes sent out self sufficient self-actualized individuals who were taught to build their lives, friendships, knowledge and experience base on the idea that . . .

What IF you never get married?

Too many folks say - I must . . . and then they are crying themselves to sleep in their early 30's and makind desperate choices later because they fear being alone more than they fear being stuck with a dud for the rest of their natural lives or divorce (ruins people financially).

Better to be single and having an awesome life than sorry and a sucky one.