I could never be married ever again. To be 'tied' to another person for the rest of your days? That's how I see it. No, thank you. If I ever hook up with someone again, as in a relationship, that person will need to have their own place.

Consider that marriage or matrimony was literally the act of making a woman a mother. In a primitive setting both the mother and child were especially vulnerable. Marriage wasn’t the warm and fuzzy Hollywood or dime store romance novel relationship that most people think of in our time.

We have the ability to move beyond marriage, it isn’t as necessary as it once was. However, I think we are free to choose. Maybe living off grid in a more primitive fashion is a good thing. We don’t all have to be industrialized machinations. Or maybe, just maybe we could learn to get along and not condemn those who don’t believe marriage is necessary or put down those who choose to marry.

Why do you say that "respect is gone, tolerance, patience wasn't there either" in the coming generation? Which generation are you referring to? Millenials? Gen Z? Gen Alpha?

Thank you for sharing that "one cent".

“We” are not encouraging it. “I” have been actively discouraging it for decades. I always recommend a domestic partnership, with legal documents outlining all financial aspects, as well as domestic responsibilities. Nobody listens to me. The church and the state are strong in their advocacy.

The only reason there weren't more divorces when l was young because women had very few options for earning a living, and there was such a stigma surrounding divorce. I can think of four couples on our block who should have and would have gotten a divorce if it weren't for the above mentioned. Our parents were the exception, and that was a good thing.

Marriage the holy bondage of one woman to one man. I sometimes miss marriage particularly at tax time, then I remember all that goes with it.
We can stop divorce by ending the insane institution of marriage.