Weekend Economists Clean Out Davy Jones' Locker, March 2-4, 2012

[Demeter]

34. And by the way, those living alone don't necessarily choose to

It may be that there are no reasonable alternatives.

When the personal development or maturity of the man and the woman don't even come close, a winter-spring marriage may work, but a summer-fall one won't. There are too many mature women, too many immature men, and far too many who have not made a separate peace in the battle of the sexes. The male prerogative to be the leader, a religious tenet for too many men and women alike, is a tremendous impediment.

It's part of a larger turmoil...with everything in flux, adaptability is the key. An adaptable adept would have to be nuts to take on a weaker partner in these days of crisis without a substantial cushion of money, power and privilege.

If one wants to lead the less experienced, that's what children are for, and they grow up and mature. A childish adult over the age of 25-30 is unlikely and/or unable to progress in maturity. That's why there's so much divorce.