How will the marriage Strike impact your life decisions?
Khankrumthebulgar asked:
According to Rutgers University’s Marriage Project, 22% of US Men have joined the Marriage Strike. They refuse to ever marry. And last year 12% of US Marriages were between American Men and Foreign Women. At the present rate of increase in just 20 years that will be 25% of US Marriages. That’s roughly half the Males. Ladies how do you plan to adapt to these cultural changes?
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According to Rutgers University’s Marriage Project, 22% of US Men have joined the Marriage Strike. They refuse to ever marry. And last year 12% of US Marriages were between American Men and Foreign Women. At the present rate of increase in just 20 years that will be 25% of US Marriages. That’s roughly half the Males. Ladies how do you plan to adapt to these cultural changes?
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October 5th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Well, considering studies have shown that live-in boyfriends do more housework than husbands, I think most women will celebrate by having a glass of wine while her lover cleans the litter box.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Seeing how men are always getting screw in divorces and child custody. Marriage nowadays is like death sentence for men.
Men should just stay single IMO.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I’m not on a strike, I boycott marriage because it’s a ridiculous patriarchal, queerphobic, racist and capitalist institution.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:41 am
How does marriage benefit men? Its a good idea if your going to marry a traditional woman (or foreign). But most modern American women are not marriage material. They have proved themselves to be more trouble than they’re worth.
I blame feminism (as usual)
Because of feminism, American women are spoiled, bratty, useless, and selfish. All my girlfriends have been foreign because they are more down to earth and traditional. I’ve found American women to have too many hang ups, too much concern for their “image” and social lives, too brain-washed by the media, too manipulative, too insecure, too competitive, and too selfish.
Not ALL American women… obviously. But in general… this is what I’ve found to be the case.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:31 am
This project reveals that American men prefer to marry foreign women. So you’re saying that there will be less American men for American women to marry? I’m with the first poster, glass of wine all round.
October 12th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Wow, a marriage strike? I’ve never heard of that but I can understand why it exists.
It probably won’t affect me much at all because I am not an American citizen, and I am already very happily married to my best friend.
Another factor affecting the marriage rate is that less and less couples are bothering to marry. They’re just shacking up instead. But statistics show that couples who shack up are not only less likely to marry overall, but the ones who do marry are more likely to divorce. I think the state of marriage is not so good these days. What a shame. The family unit is the foundation of society, and when it falls apart the society will too.
October 12th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
It won’t. I am happily married and if I wasn’t I wouldn’t look twice at someone who didn’t share the same values as me….these guys don’t.
However I have never heard of the “Marriage Strike” and am 24…which is around an age when many marry. I find it hard to believe 22% of men are part of this. I am not sure how you have a rate of incress with out two numbers for one statistic, if you would like to explain that would be lovely.
October 16th, 2008 at 3:05 am
so guys don’t want to marry and don’t want to have/support kids? and ppl claim feminism destroyed values!
i have just spent a few years overseas. many western men there chasing asian girls. problem is, many there are very materialistic too (i’ve heard this from the guys – the girls want designer/brand name presents).
many retired men with teen girls.
some men on sex tours.
if that’s what you want –
(it’s not what i want, so these girls can have ‘em)
in my opinion, these types of guys are insecure and lack in breeding, culture, manners, progressive minds, etc.
as far as marriage goes, who benefits? women who have to do more housework and work outside the home? women who divorce & fare worse afterwards? women who have to support their child on their own or fight over a few hundred dollars in child support?
please.
October 17th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
When I fall in love, I’ll get married. And I don’t usually go for the type who’d limit themselves by vowing never to get married…what kind of preschool crap is that? It’s like when you’re six years old and think that the opposite gender has cooties. So this won’t affect me much.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I got my man…so i guess i’m good
October 19th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I joined a long time ago, so it doesn’t bother me.
October 20th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Unlikely stats (plus no links), but if true, don’t care. I think marriage is a sexist, homophobic, archaic institution. I don’t like institutions, and hate traditions even more. I don’t see why women would want to marry: usually stuck with housework, childcare, plus work outside the home? I laugh when guys say marriage is awful. Yeah, right.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:11 am
By marrying a foreign man?? Although, I don’t really know if I want to get married. 90% of my friends who have/are married are either divorced, separated or which they had never said “yes”.
April 9th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
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