Marriage rates in the United States have been declining for years. A recently-released study from the National Center for Marriage and Family Research at Bowling Green State University found that the marriage rate is 31.1 per 1,000 unmarried women. In other words, 31 of every 1,000 unmarried women in the U.S. get married each year. By comparison, the rate was 92.3 in 1920. The average age of women at the time of their first marriage is also up, currently at 27 years old.<\/p>\n
Those marrying later or not at all have many reasons for doing so. They may have parents who suffered a painful divorce and are reluctant to risk the same outcome. They may be same-sex couples unable to marry under the laws of their state. Or they may regard marriage as nothing but a legal document that holds no particular significance to them.<\/p>\n
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