Saying No to ‘I Do,’ With the Economy in Mind

According to this article ever since the recession the number of young people getting married has decreased over the years. The reason for this is that they do not have secure jobs which is an important factor in this economy. Since weddings can be very expensive, many people are postponing their weddings. At the same time the number of couples living together without being married has gone up. Cohabitation has became more accepted over the years and it was stated that the amount of men and women getting married dropped about 50 percent in 2009. With marriage usually comes children and buying a house so this is why money is such an important factor.

Personally I think it is great that people are waiting longer to get married. It is a sad thing to see cars that say fast divorce. I think that money is an important factor but it's more about deciding if the person is right. I don't think knowing someone for a year counts but that's just me. Maybe with people waiting longer there will be less divorces.


ECKHOLM, ERIK. "Saying No to ‘I Do,’ With the Economy in Mind - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2010. .