| What is your position on same-sex marriage? Do you think its legalization is inevitable? Do you think same-sex couples jeopardize the "sanctity" of the institution? |
| Today, almost a third of all children are born out of wedlock. In the last forty years, there has been an 850 percent increase in the number of cohabitating couples who have children. Do you think this trend will continue? And is a two-parent household necessary to a child's well-being? |
| Do you think the grounds for divorce are changing? Are they becoming more lax (i.e.: it's not worth ending a five-year marriage because of a spouse's infidelity) or more stringent (i.e.: you cheat, I leave and take the dog, no questions asked)? |
| The age of first marriage is higher than it's ever been: thirty-seven million Americans are waiting until their thirties or beyond. At the same time, some single men claim they don't want to date women over the age of 30 or 35, because they consider them to be a "reproductive liability." Is this ignorance or pragmatism? What can women do? And do you think the recent slate of articles about "baby panic" among older, professional women might cause the age of first marriage to start trending downward?" |
In response to Liz's entry on mawwage, I thought I would write this. It might follow nicely from Question 1 as well.
People respect (or they say they respect) commitment in a relationship. If you say that someone may be less committed in relationship A (unmarried) than someone else in a different, married relationship B (a dangerous comparison to make, by the way), then it might be reasonable to think that you respect relationship A less. But from the point of view of someone in relationship A, depending on how secure they feel, your lack of respect is either of no consequence, or offensive.
Before continuing with this series, you should really read this, this, this and this, if you haven't already. They sum up my views on marriage, however, they are quite bound to my circumstances at the time.
The first question:
| Is marriage dead? What is the future of marriage? Where is it going — or is it too far gone?" |
Nerve.com - VoiceBox: Toward a More Perfect Union
Nerve has just completed a five-part series of interviews with several media personalities. This five-part series has them ruminating on the state of marriage as part of their Future of Marriage issue. Great idea. I have my own thoughts on these things. I will answer the questions here as they apply to me, but first, some words about the contributors:
