“It’s cheaper to keep her”. If all married couples followed this advice the divorce rate would plummet to 50%, guaranteed. (We all know relationships go through test, trials, and tribulations and through the test of time will determine if that relationship will stand for crash and burn). But is divorce really necessary? In Eduardo Porter’s The New Mating Market, we see divorce as a major killer in every aspect of life; finances are affected, children are emotionally torn, social lives are left on the fence, and family members are in limbo.
Porter informs the audience “Marriage is also a form of insurance. Families with two sources of income are more financially secure than one and are thus more willing to take financial risks”(268). Aside from the lovely …show more content…
Most woman nowadays are locked into the senseless thinking of wanting to be in a relationship, have children, and eventually settle for becoming a stay-at-home-mother while the man (whether it be a boyfriend or husband) works to provide. This path causes many women to stifle in achieving their goals in life; setbacks of today are seen as motivation for the future while the present is left stagnant. Personally I believe women should be an asset to their future husbands, in The New Mating Market, Porter mentions “And if one spouse in a marriage has more education than the other, it is likely to be the wife” (269). Praise be unto women! For without us what can the men do? Women like Beyonce, Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Lynn Whitfield teach young girls and ladies that life does not start when you get married, nor does the world revolve around men. We have our own destiny aside from our male counterparts, and whether we choose to marry or stay single, we must take action to fulfilling our calling. Women have the world at their fingertips, we are God’s gift to our families and pillars of strength to this great
Porter informs the audience “Marriage is also a form of insurance. Families with two sources of income are more financially secure than one and are thus more willing to take financial risks”(268). Aside from the lovely …show more content…
Most woman nowadays are locked into the senseless thinking of wanting to be in a relationship, have children, and eventually settle for becoming a stay-at-home-mother while the man (whether it be a boyfriend or husband) works to provide. This path causes many women to stifle in achieving their goals in life; setbacks of today are seen as motivation for the future while the present is left stagnant. Personally I believe women should be an asset to their future husbands, in The New Mating Market, Porter mentions “And if one spouse in a marriage has more education than the other, it is likely to be the wife” (269). Praise be unto women! For without us what can the men do? Women like Beyonce, Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and Lynn Whitfield teach young girls and ladies that life does not start when you get married, nor does the world revolve around men. We have our own destiny aside from our male counterparts, and whether we choose to marry or stay single, we must take action to fulfilling our calling. Women have the world at their fingertips, we are God’s gift to our families and pillars of strength to this great