Non Traditional Marriage Research Paper

Based on the marriage statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, it shows that there was a major decline in marriage, due to people currently view marriage as a sign of “prestige rather than conformity” (Seccombe p.226). That is, most of the individuals are more likely to finish their education, get a job, and likely focus on savings first before they jump into the marriage; and so, there was just approximately 52% couples in the United States aged 15 and over who are married in 2009; it appears that Black (33%) people have the least percentage of people who are married, while racial groups have highest portions are Asian (62%), White (56%), and Hispanics (48%). Moreover, studies imply that nowadays, more women turn out to be independent and self-reliant while men are more …show more content…
Like what stated on This American Life: The Sanctity of Marriage, a successful marriage was not based on finding someone agreeing with you on everything or finding your soul mate or perfect partner; perhaps, this is true; well, since life is not perfect, not equal, then we should not assume that there would be a perfect marriage, yes not perfect but could have a good and happy marriage if both individuals are faithful, honest, and