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Married Couples Now Number Minority in US Households

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three mornings a week, when Becky Leung gets ready for work, her boyfriend is just getting home from his overnight job. When her mother drops hints about her twin sister’s marriage, she laughs it off. And when she thinks about getting married herself, she worries first about her career.

Leung, 27, cohabits in a Portland, Ore., townhome with her boyfriend but has no plans yet to wed, a reflection of the broader cultural shift in the U.S. away from the traditional definition of what it means to be a household.

Data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows married couples have found themselves in a new position: They’re no longer the majority.

It‘s a trend that’s been creeping along for decades, but in the 2010 Census, married couples represent 48 percent of all households. That’s down from 52 percent in the last Census and, for the first time in U.S. history, puts households led by married couples as a plurality.

“I see a lot of people not having the typical 8-to-5 job, or couples where one person is employed and one isn’t. There’s other priorities before marriage,” Leung said.

The flip in the 2010 Census happened in 32 states. In another seven states, less than 51 percent of households were helmed by married couples.

The reason, said Portland State University demographer Charles Rynerson, is twofold: The fast-growing older population is more likely to be divorced or widowed later in life, and 20-somethings are putting off their nuptials for longer stretches.

“People in their 20s are postponing marriage for many reasons, including money,” Rynerson said. “We also have an aging population, so there’s more people living alone.”

Fears of not being able to hang onto a job, a widening labor market for women and a shift away from having kids at a young age have all proved to be a disincentive for people in their 20s and early 30s to join the ranks of the married.

Leung is indicative of that trend. She’s got a marketing job in a trendy city, writes a personal blog on living a gluten-free lifestyle and has plans to get married — eventually.

“I think a lot of people make a mistake of saying, I’ve got a good job, I’m stable, I’m ready to take the next step,” Leung said. “You never know what happens down the road. That’s the whole purpose of dating.

“You’re not there to just have fun.”

The median age for first marriages has climbed steadily since the 1960s, when men got married at about 23 years old, and women at 20. Now, men are waiting until they’re 28 and women are holding off until 26.

“Some of that is people coupling but not being married,” Rynerson said. “There are not nearly as many people in their 20s who are married as in previous generations.”

The data supports that, as the Census Bureau reported last year that opposite-sex unmarried couples living together jumped 13 percent from 2009 to 7.5 million.

We’re also living longer, with an average life expectancy of 78 years, nearly a decade longer than in the 1960s.

To reflect the changing attitudes on marriage, the Census Bureau has broadened the definition of family this year to include unmarried couples, such as same-sex partners, as well as foster children who are not related by blood or adoption.

And attitudes on marriage are changing, too. About 39 percent of Americans say marriage is becoming obsolete, according to a Pew Research Center study published in November, up from 28 percent in 1978.

Oregon is about average when it comes to the declining number of households led by married couples, and reflects the larger nationwide trend.

It’s also a state that represents much of the ups and downs of the 2000s: There was population growth during the decade from Hispanics, a decline in the state’s manufacturing sector and an economy in the central part of the state that was crushed by the crumbling housing market and Great Recession.

The state to buck the declining-marriage trend is Utah, where 61 percent of households are led by married couples. On the opposite side of the spectrum is Louisiana, which has the second-lowest percent of married people heading households. Louisiana State University sociologist Troy Blanchard said rural and urban poverty plays a major role.

“There’s a lot of unmarried female householders, a lot of concentrated poverty where they don’t have maybe the education or resources that allows for (marriage),” Blanchard said.

A decade ago, only six states and the District of Columbia were approaching the 2010 trend and had less than half of their households led by married couples. Data scheduled to be released later this year will included statistics for same-sex marriages.

Nationwide, Blanchard said, labor markets’ gender disparities are beginning to equal out, allowing more women into professions that had been closed to them for decades and pushing down the number of households led by married couples. .

“We’re far from stopping,” Blanchard said. “Until we see that eradication of the gender barrier, I would anticipate (situations other than marriages) to get higher and higher.”

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  • angelcat
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:08pm

    Wow! does this mean my husband and I, who have been married for 42 years, are now eligible for all the special treatment given to minorities like low interest loans and being able to blame our minority status for any trouble we may get into (we haven’t ever gotten into trouble, but there is a first time for everything.) Will Jackson, Lee, Sharpton, and the rest fight for us if we have issues? A whole new world may be opening up for those who are married.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:45pm

      Angel..lol..I hope so. My wife and I are coming up on 38 years. At least she should get something nice for being married to my tired old ugly keister all these years.

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  • quicker
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:06pm

    @ SAM BROWN,Sir Iam truely sorry for your loss I don`t know how i would handle lossing my wife, she is my greatest confort.She has truely been a woman to ride the river with.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:30pm

      A good women is very rare indeed. I suggest you spend every moment making her happy for the happiness she has brought you. There is no better time in life than what you are living today and no worse time than losing her. Peace be with you

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:09pm

      Happy wife, happy life. Sam, I too am sorry for your loss. You seem to be dealing with it pretty evenly. My father-in-law just went to be with his fantastic wife after over 15 years of forced separation. I’m so happy for him. He ran the good race.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 12:19am

      @Sparky101

      I will be very happy to be with my wife again. Until then nothing else much matters, nothing.

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  • heavywx
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:02pm

    Take a gander at this vid, if your thinking of getting married.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42sI2G4m5aU&feature=related

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  • UpstateNYConservative
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:40pm

    While I believe marriage is a noble institution, it‘s not something I’ll ever do again. I don’t even want a full-time girlfriend; a friend-with-benefits situation works just fine for me. I enjoy my liberty, without any hassles like what I‘ll be watching on TV because the ’other half‘ wants to see a chick flick when I’m in the mood for the silliest movie SyFy can air.

    I discovered, after my divorce, that while love is a great thing, peace of mind is better.

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  • chips1
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:25pm

    “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” One…..One……Damn!!!!!

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    • NYSTREETKID
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:44pm

      I am sorry to the ladies on this blog,however the turth is the truth.You women for the most part asked to be treated like this. If you want the same things as the men then,Wait for it.You start to think like man. If you throught any time in your life “man are like dogs”. Then start barking. When you want to be brought down to this a mans playing field.Then you get treated like it. Where your true power was, when man placed you on that hatefill ivory tower.when he took pride in given a woman a protected life style. She bit@#ed. She wanted all that the boys had. Ok,work till you die,hold the world on your back.worry about everything in your families lives.Be treated as a number. Fight tooth and nail just to keep your Manhood. Yeah this was not thought out to well by you gals. But wait there is more. Now you ladies have given man a get out of jail free card. he is go straight to broadwalk. You now dont have to be load down with that ton of a family.Sex, your want be able to screw around like the boys. will now you do. threat of shame is gone on both sides. You come a long way baby/right down the shi55er. Good for you.

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  • momprayn
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:21pm

    How sad, tragic, but predictable. Reminds me of the article on Woodstock, etc. the other day. I was a teen then & have been one of the first hand witnesses of our moral decline since then. I hated to watch it….experienced some of the destructive consequences myself. My opinion is it all goes back to our backsliding, hypocritical, selfish rebellion to God, not enough of us “walking the talk”…..therefore comittment to staying married, being faithful, moral, etc. went downhill. Selfishness & progressivism took over. Consequences were broken families; abuse, divorce, immorality, etc. – leading to messed up children who then get mixed up with messed up people in a messed up nation.
    Then you don’t have too many “healthy” people left to marry & there’s too many that say they are, but aren’t & you don‘t find out until after you’re married. I know – I did that. Plus you have many who are really afraid of marriage – they don’t want a divorce mess like they see everywhere. I remember when it was really horrible if someone lived with their “significant other” without marriage.
    But the more it was done, the more it gradually was accepted – human nature – always works that way. And so liberalism, secular humanism grew. Now we have Sodom & Gomorrah everywhere & they still refuse to see or accept the cause & answer. Yes, it’s serious & I pray for a real “awakening” very soon or we’re toast.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:36pm

      In my opinion the progressives used the womens movement in the 70s to destroy the family. It amazed me how easily women turned against their mates. Todays women have to look really hard to finds a decent man because men have been removed from being fathers by the state and their ex wives.

      Todays women get the higher education so what does that leave them for a husband and father for their kids? Women will be alone or turn to other women. Just the way it was planned by the progressives.

      You have come a long way baby, how is it working out for the country and the kids?

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  • tiredofprogressives
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:11pm

    And there goes the Neighborhood.

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  • Freedom Keeper
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:09pm

    What is going on with our country? I hate going out now because you just see sex, sex, and more sex. It differs from a loving marital unity

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  • wellarmedproudamerican
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:08pm

    I heard a women explain it simply on talk radio:
    While married: stay at home with kids, limited spending money.
    After divorce: watch kids during week, alimony, child support, free weekend babysitting (husbands visitation), FINALLY GETS “HER TIME”

    Seems like no brainer to me….. YAY EQUALITY!!… The American family has been lost since the greatest generation.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:27pm

      Obvious the woman was self centered and certianly a liberal. The worst kind of wife, mother and mate. I think we have one with the same kind of thinking on trial today for the murder of her daughter. She was just about “her time”

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  • Freedom Keeper
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:06pm

    Yeah so no one’s getting married, no marital union. Their just living with their partners having sex….

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:01pm

    Trends are going towards no marriage, and sex as a recreational sport. We’re primed for having to re-populate the earth. Or maybe I’m watching too many episodes dooms-day prophesies on the History Channel. Lot’s of marathons lately.

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  • TheCynicalMe
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:56pm

    I’m a woman, but I do believe the divorce rate would probably be 80% if the man didnt lose half. My husband and I have male friends who are miserable but stay married for financial reasons.

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  • sparkycpw
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:30pm

    I got married and loved my wife with all my heart. I held a job the entire time and made sure our bills were paid and a roof was over our heads. We had children (truly my two greatest gifts from God). I remained faithful during my entire marriage. Unfortunately (for my children) my ex-wife did not. I did all I could to hold my family together only to be treated like a bastard in the court system.

    Now I am rebuilding my life for an even better future. I keep my faith in God to lead my in the right direction, though my life for the last 3 years has been pure Hell. God has blessed me with a golden opportunity to remake myself and I am taking full advantage.

    Meanwhile my ex-wife is shacked up in a trailer with her common law husband who verbal abuses my son on a regular basis. I have notified DHR but they either do not care, or do not believe me.

    You want to know what is wrong with America then look at my life. There is enough blame to go around. The courts, the culture, the system all share a part in the demise of my wonderful children’s lives, but for me to worry about these things is a disservice to my children.

    I have learned the only thing in my life that I can change is myself, and in the end that is all I will have to answer for (thank God). I do the things I must now to try to give my children hope cause in the end they are the only ones that matter to me.

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    • jumbles
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:45pm

      Keep a clear head brother and teach by example your children,But if you ever get a chance put a scar on that rednecks head that will make him think twice about the remainder of his life.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:52pm

      If you decide to marry again look for the woman with the good heart. Rare as hens teeth but women with a good heart make life the best. To help your search you can rule out liberal women as I have yet to meet one that has a heart.

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    • momprayn
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:18pm

      Well God bless you…I’ve “been there and done that” except I was the wife (had 2 kids)….happened to my daughter also. More than horrendous. But be encouraged — I can tell you from our experiences that you can depend upon God/Jesus. We both give credit to Him for helping us & literally protecting us from harm and now we can both say we are stronger spiritually and can encourage others. Yes, as God “told” us — even though she didn’t love you, God does and always will & understands. He also brought our kids through which was all miraculous…and when you cannot see anything good happening, just keep on keeping on, praying, keeping your own life right before God….it took 20 years with my grandson but he’s great now!

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    • godhatesacoward
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:53pm

      As a dad you have every right to go beat some a$$. If the cops haul you off it’ll be worth it! GODHATESACOWARD!

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:00pm

      Actually, scripture says God loves cowards as much as any others. He does hate sin though, and retribution is all his. I again agree with Sam wholeheartedly.

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    • sparkycpw
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 5:12am

      Thanks everyone for the kind words. Though I don’t understand everything I do know God has a purpose for everything, and his timing is perfect if we have faith and put him first in our lives. My day will come, and when my ship does come in I will not be the one with regrets. I just have to stay on the right path.
      I believe that those who receive their reward here on earth should not look to receive it again in heaven, and those who seek revenge here on earth should not look for justice in heaven. I will do everything in my power to protect my children, but some things are in Gods hands alone.

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  • noleftturn
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:18pm

    The Roman Empire was too big and powerful to fail.It rotted from the inside out then collapsed. Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. The attacks by the left on the institution of marriage, religion, patriotism, our borders etc…. is rotting America from within. We are not too big or powerful to fail!

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  • Sunnyr
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:13pm

    Hmmm. I just read that married people are staying together because of the very poor economy. I guess there will be a divorce boom once we kick Oozo out and hire a REAL LEADER who will repair all the damage the fool in the WH has done to this country.

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    • NYSTREETKID
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:49pm

      yes,you will most likely be right. I know you where trying to make a lrfty point,however what you have done is shown the root of the problem.I did get married the first time because the milk was free. the tax write off. share rent. and i almost forgot something I LOVED THAT DAMN Wh(*&@. I just wanted to that your for you insight. now drop dead

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  • Sam Brown
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:10pm

    Portland is a very liberal progressive city in a very liberal progressive state. They have none to blame for the problems but themselves for voting in liberal progressives that destroy our lives.

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    • NYSTREETKID
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:24pm

      east or left coast portland,well today it seems it does not matter.I love the idea a marriage.But with no fault divorces. The state willing to help out single mothers ,more then married ones. The church meaning less and less to our country. I think for self protection a man should not get married. I hate myself for saying it. I love my kid to kingdom come,but the hell to put them though first i a ill plan marriage.Then to have them in between a not so “good” divorces. I have to say that it is better in this time not to have kids also. Any man that put himself into this area of possible threat should really think better of it.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:24pm

      Sam you are so right on…I live in southern oregon, and we CAN NOT out vote portland. That is exactly why our state is so libral,,,and also the fact that we’re being overrun by california retireries.

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  • quicker
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:05pm

    My wife and I have been married for 27 years yes it takes work ,but it`s worth it.And it`s funny how I met my wife .We both work at the same plant I was on 2nd shift and she was on graveyards.In the summer for 1 week they shutt down every year the 2nd week they ran 2 shifts and let newer workers that didn`t have vac. time left work on the 2 shifts .So that friday night after work we stoped at the local bar .Well She and her freinds stoped also I was sitting at a pac -man game she came up to me and said tonight you`re doing some thing differant .Been doing that for 27 years.Ain`t it funny how it work out .I wasn`t looking for a wife ,Iwas 27 and pretty much set in my ways.But I wouldn`t trade her for a movie star .Still don`t know what she saw in me .I just thank God I got her.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:18pm

      I was married for over forty years then my wife died of cancer. I would never trade those years for anything as they were the best of my life. I would never marry again because women are far different than the one who graced my life. The times are different too. I can understand people not marrying in these times, not much future in a liberal progressive world.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:12pm

      My condolences Sam, on losing your wife. My wife and I have been married 38 years. I couldn’t imagine what losing mine would be like. Remember you’ll meet your wife again soon.

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Quicker, every morning when I wake up with my gorgeous wife next to me, I thank God. One day when I least expected it, I met such a cute and smart woman, a real lady. Changed my entire life. I never could have imagined how nice my life would be. We had three children, all of whom work hard, went to college, have never been arrested, don’t smoke or do drugs, all because this woman believed her family was her ministry. She’s a softie, was never harsh, and you just can’t argue with that. The only thing that can separate us would be death, so I take what Sam Brown says, to heart. I wouldn’t want to live without her, but it can happen. So, cherish what you have, and give your marriage all your heart while you can.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:20pm

      Thank you Sam, Quicker and Sparky for your comments….when I first started reading the comments on here, the women were being ripped apart…nice to see you guys had some “good ones”…I’ve been with my husband for 24 1/2 years and from my opinion, I’m a good one…thanks again!

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 12:36am

      @godlovinmom
      God gave his only son for us as a gift to us all. To man he gave a most precious gift and that is the love of a good woman. After the grace of God there is no finer gift than a women to share life with. A woman with a good heart is easy to love. 24 and 1/2 years shows the truth, you must be a gift from God to your family. That’s the way I allways saw my wife. Some of us guys are very lucky.

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    • leftcoastslut
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 1:27am

      my husband and i have been married 35 years. between his, mine and ours we have 5 children, all married. grandkids are precious because many older folks i know have no grandkids and i’m afraid grandchildren are an endangered species, they need to be put on the endangered list

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 1:46am

      Leftcoast…grandkids are truly a gift from God, I recommend them to anyone…when grandpa and I look at our little granddaughter, its like looking at an angel, good luck to you!

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 1:57am

      Someone else wrote it better but here is what I got from the author. God made Eve from mans rib for a reason. He didn’t make her from his feet to be trod on nor from mans head to lord over man. God made her from a rib close to mans heart to be loved but protected by mans arms. God made woman to be a part of man and man to be a part of her. Two souls in one body. Guess that’s what it means to love a woman all your life.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:05pm

    this is the result of liberal ideologies

    the feel good do what you want mentality is the opposite of the required effort and commitment needed in a marriage

    another result of mentally deranged liberalism and progressives…………..soon we will be clubbing and dragging women into our caves by their hair at least thats what the greenies want …..an end to industrialization and modern tech. – morons

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:59pm

    The progressives plan seems to be working. The deconstruction of the nuclear family.

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    • Sam Brown
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:07pm

      You got it right there, part of the progressive plan for the destruction of America

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    • TheLascone
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:46pm

      Exactly Alvin … or as they used to say …. AAAAAAALLLLVIN !

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    • ByrdsofMisssouri
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:56pm

      On the up side, now that we are the minority maybe could reap some of those benefits, that progressives are so good at handing out. Down side, just more indication of the moral decline here in America.

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  • ForMyKidsVA
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:46pm

    People aren’t marrying because the younger generations have gotten rather lazy and selfish (and just so you know, I’m only 40). Marriage takes work and sacrifice and that’s just too much for most people nowadays.

    CREESTOF states that he loves his girlfriend with all his heart but basically, she’d better not touch his money. Well Creestof, you don’t love her with your whole heart then. You love your possessions more than the girl and that’s just pathetic.

    So many of our friends didn’t want to be “tied down” and now that they are entering or are in their 40s they are finding that they actually do want someone to spend all their days with and it’s now rather hard to find someone. Why is it so hard? Because they‘ve never had to sacrifice for someone else and they really don’t want to do it now so they are finding it hard to find someone who “measures up”.

    Then when they do find someone and get married they are all having difficulties either getting pregnant or carrying successful pregnancies.

    I know too many women who are willing to just shack up for years because they truly believe they can change the man’s mind and get that ring. It rarely happens and the women end up ten or fifteen years into a relationship and into their 40s before they realized they’ve wasted their time.

    Marriage is love, work, sacrifice and for life. If you don‘t want those things then don’t get married. But don‘t shack up and try to tell me that it’s the same thi

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  • endgamer
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:43pm

    If you are now divorced and dating, looking – forget it. The wretched refuse is out there. All the more reason to stay single. Why get married? They cheat, lie, and/or they’re drug addicts and alkies, then cheat some more.. Some will have 5 kids with all different dads and collect support from each. Then they date man after man and stringing all of them along for what she can take and sleep with someone else. If you stupid enough to marry her she’ll take you for what you have then divorce you and take from you even more years later with alimony.. Hold on to your assets. Hire a ****** when you want sex and you essentially have the same thing as marriage only you can tell the hosebag to hit the road. Marriage is legal prostitution anyway. Ask Kim Kardashian.. 20+ karat diamond? For that POS? When he‘s washed up she’ll dump him for the next sucker. Women are only looking for the bigger better deal..

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    • llotus
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:26pm

      Endgamer…… you just havnt met that special person yet. That, love of your life. But then again, I`m speaking from the other side of the isle, maybe you have met that certain someone and they were not worth two cents. That happens a lot on both sides, dont let it sour you. More women are abused and murdered by the ones they love than the other way around. Just a little fact. Lotus.

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    • endgamer
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:46pm

      I appreciate the “chin UP” LLotus.. We’ll see what happens this year.

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  • trooper
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:40pm

    Ya, does but that mean “minorities” will stop knocking up and running away from resposbility and comming back to kill thier “hoe” when they take on another “buck”? We must be talking about white people here. I am sorry, I must be missing the point.

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  • ZAP
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:19pm

    All brought to you by our government!

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    • swampbuck
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:44pm

      You can thank the IRS in some part..

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    • jumbles
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:41pm

      And the money grubbing bitches you choose to marry.

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    • tradexpertbuysell
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:43pm

      Cass would be proud. It took some 90 plus years but Americans are being successfully “nudged” into the dissolution of the family unit in four simple steps.

      Equal pay which was really a feminazi ploy to get both husband and wife working and farming the children out ultimately to day care. Perhaps the most successful Advertising Marketing Campaign to convince stay at home mothers that they were somehow getting screwed. And adherents of staying at home somehow being self righteous conservative republican witches. This lead to the begining of a reduced standard of living and automatic wealth redistribution. Where men could no longer earn more so that their wife (IE:female partner) couldn’t stay home or afford to stay home a do an effective job of raising the children.

      Lax moral or even ridicule about the term forinacation.and its spiritual implcations. Where living together has become all too socially acceptable.

      Divorce too easy to obtain with no incentive to stay married. (Another Noble Progressive Move.)

      A Tax Code that incourages older couples to keep more of their money by separating then living together. (Another Noble Progressive Move.)

      Sad. The dog returns to its own vomit!

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  • Tear Em Up
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:17pm

    If you ever met my ex-wife, you would understand why…

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:51pm

      You coulda told me sooner!!!

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 4:43pm

      Hey, anyone else notice that our liberal trolls are not interested in this topic at all?

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  • Tear Em Up
    Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:16pm

    If you had ever met my ex-wife, you would understand why…

    http://mikeleeandterrymartin.libsyn.com/webpage

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    • Creestof
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:27pm

      This has less to do with the act of getting married and the way men are raked over the coals in divorce court.

      I’ve lived with the same woman for 3 years and love her to death…and I wouldn’t marry her except maybe on my death bed. I give her all my heart…but cover my tush as if it were a business deal. If the day comes that she does not love me anymore, or decides to trade up…she walks without penny-one of mine.

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    • TheLascone
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:32pm

      Very funny TearEmUp ….
      In the 70′s I remember hearing China say … If you want to beat the Americans … you divide up the family. This is just the fallout. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23630227@N06/5297694464/in/photostream/

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    • Grasshopper42
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:59pm

      @Creestof

      That’s about as self centered as one can get. Been married to my bride for 30 years now. The lack of commitment in America is it’s downfall. Break up the family unit, break up the country. IMHO

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:52pm

      Married Couples Now Number Minority in US Households
      which means
      Married Couples get special protections
      and anyone who says bad stuff about us gets punished for being a gamophobe :P

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:58pm

      women are to busy making porn to worry about cooking. who wants to support a fluzzy. instead of feeling special. it’s one of many.. how great. good stuff to talk about. mixed in with all the other important. stuff. i/e alimony, child support, wardroab for new job. car to get there. I just love this responsibility. and not know i’m special.

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    • chips1
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:15pm

      TEARTHEMUP:
      We have all meet your wife and agree with you.

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    • stopthis
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:30pm

      News Flash: Concentration camps are coming. Research it ALL for yourself.

      .

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    • NYSTREETKID
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:31pm

      They walk all around the real truth on this one.the reason are two fold. For low income it pays more welfare if you are not married with children. The other is man for the most part don’t trust or believe in the idea of forever. They fear losing their shirts in court. Then why marry,the modern women will,give the milk as it is put for lack of a better word.

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    • Thatsitivehadenough
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:16pm

      The Communists are thrilled to be reading this! It’s part of how they planned to defeat the United States of America and dominate the world as a result. Check out: http://onceuponatimeinthewest1.wordpress.com/45-goals-of-communism/

      READ EVERY SINGLE ONE 1-45

      Then read “Witness” by Whittaker Chambers to understand the depth, the breadth, the scope of how the USA was, has been, and is infiltrated by communist traitors.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:07pm

      This rates right up there with the story on morality…why get married when you can shack up…actually its not surprising that this story came out of portland, the homosexual population up there is alive and thriving…I believe it when they say we are the minority…whats our prize?

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:18pm

      There are many reasons why we are here.
      1. aging population, which they mentioned
      2. tax advantages to the “head of household” for single family with kids(no incentive to marry and lose that break)
      3. Marriage penalty, such as the 200,000 single cap suggestion, but married is 250,000? How is that fair?
      4. Society no longer gives any value to the “contract” of marriage and the sanctity that comes with it.
      5. People now expect that they will not stay together, so they just don’t bother. Selfish mentality.
      It is sad that only 50 years ago The Beaver, The Munsters, and The Brady Bunch were the icons. Now it is the Simpsons, Married with Children, and others that depict the man as a moron(which we are once in a while, but not all the time.)

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    • 101
      Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:18pm

      marriage is something the courts and attorneys invented, 50 bucks to get married then pay 20 grand to an attorney for a divorce!

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 12:02am

      @Creestof ~
      Ever heard of a prenuptual agreement?

      The aim of the liberals is to break the family groups up.

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    • theonefromabove
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 12:57am

      Sad to see this.

      http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos

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    • DTOM_Jericho (escaped PA)
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 1:14am

      @creestof
      Apparently you have never heard of palimony or common law marriage.

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    • Creestof
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 4:55am

      @Grasshopper
      @Showtime
      @Dtom

      I’m actually a very giving person. Buuut…I’m not willing to give half of what I own to someone who dicides to move on after a few years. 30 years?! Congrats…but we both know that is not the norm.

      Yes I have heard of a prenup…and I’ve also heard that the vast majority of them will not hold up in a court of law.

      I have also heard of palimony and so on. They do not apply in our case where we live.

      My lady is fine with all this. She makes more than I do. I cover the mortgage on the house in my name, pay all the utilities and upkeep…she handles groceries. Our money is not co-mingled and we take turns picking out weekend jaunts and dining…whoever picks…pays.

      Neither of us have kids and she understands I’ll never have anything to do with a child. As I grow older, I terribly miss not having a daughter or son…but I was badly abused (beaten) from birth to my 10th birthday and am terrified I would not be able to “break the cycle” with my own children. I therefore chose to never have the joy of having my own kids…in order to protect them from any automated violence I might display.

      Yeah, but bottom line…I’m not working my butt into the ground for what I have…and then losing half of it to someone who decides to move on. I’m too old to earn it back before I retire. I know that this is not in my ladt’s nature after all these years…but I’m not willing to take a chance. If that defines me as “selfish” or

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    • Lux
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 6:40am

      @101
      “marriage is something the courts and attorneys invented, 50 bucks to get married then pay 20 grand to an attorney for a divorce!”

      Actually marriage was invented by God and has been around on this earth since Adam and Eve. Like Hollywood, courts and attorneys aren’t creative enough to come up with original concepts they just run with what’s there and find ways to leech as much money off of it as they can.

      I agree with GRASSHOPPER42 who stated that “the lack of commitment in America is its downfall. Break up the family unit, break up the country.” What better way to disrupt Gods plan for his children than to break up the family unit, Satan knows the family is central to our Heavenly Fathers plan of happiness that is why he will stop at nothing to destroy it.

      I remember reading an interesting article on the effects fertility rates have on societies. I can’t remember where I read it but found somthing somewhat close to article online via bing. It reads “in order for a culture to maintain itself, it needs the fertility rate of at least 2.11 children per family. Any culture with lesser fertility rate than that will decline. As per historical records, no culture that reached fertility rate of 1.9 children per family was able to reverse the decline.” USA is already below the 2.11 children per family. If that’s not corrected soon our way of life as we know it in the next 50 years is kaput.
      http://www.beersteak.com/breaking-news/muslim-numbers-in-eu

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    • kaydeebeau
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 7:18am

      I think it has more to do with the fact that nobody takes their vows seriously and that few can keep their word.

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 10:37am

      So now that I am a minority, can I start taking advantage of minority benefits for my family?

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    • ledaruth
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 10:56am

      @tearem up….great reponse…..

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    • LibertyGoddess
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 11:21am

      Yeah, I think God was kidding when he ordained the sacred institutio­n of marriage. He really didn’t know what he was talking about…es­pecially the part about protecting helpless little children emotionall­y and physically­. Oh well, maybe our generation will have the arrogance to figure it all out and outsmart God. (I’m being sarcastic.­)

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    • NeoFan
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 3:44pm

      Marriage and family are the smallest building blocks of Government and only work well when the parties involved follow Gods commandments. Our Governments only work well when the parties involved have integrity and a respect for the commandments of God.
      Just like everything else this is just another indication of the people turning away from God.
      There will be consequences for this. Prepare.

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    • DTOM_Jericho (escaped PA)
      Posted on May 29, 2011 at 7:27pm

      @creestof
      Please note I did not assess your character. Just issued a possible kink in your plan. I have had my money taken in the manner you fear, so I understand.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:35am

      CREESTOFF,
      You hit the nail on the head the legal system is stacked against the man it always has been. I have been engaged 4 times and all 4 times called it off. Truth is I don’t believe that live long love exists in our country any more. And most women will always stab you in the back for the BBD.

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