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JustAnotherGen

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11. Wow

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jan 2012

That's really young! My concern with 20 somethings getting married is they are so drowning in debt - with money being a key reason for divorce . . . it's like they don't even stand a chance. *sigh*

And thanks! Not so sure we want to have children in order to stay mobile - though . . . Il Calabrese keeps bringing home this 'italian oriented' baby gear so who knows!

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Is marriage passe'..? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 OP

Passe? JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #1

Interesting. I'm not keen on it for personal reasons, elleng Jan 2012 #2

Naah JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #4

Yes, college educated with career paths, elleng Jan 2012 #6

Wow JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #11

I appreciate your thoughts, elleng Jan 2012 #12

I think the drop from 72% to the fifties Lucky Luciano Jan 2012 #3

Here's a great little piece by Bella DePaulo JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #5

It's mainly economic Alcibiades Jan 2012 #7

More seniors are approaching marriage from a fianancial point of view dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #10

Among seniors it's a little different Alcibiades Jan 2012 #15

People can't afford it LiberalEsto Jan 2012 #8

There will always be people that want to get married, and people who don't. bemildred Jan 2012 #9

marriage is mutual voluntary slavery. provis99 Jan 2012 #13

Most Americans still get married eventually muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #14

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