Heres Why Fewer People Are Getting Married Now Than In The

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In 1960, only 1 in 10 adults over the age of 25 weren't married. In 2012, this had increased to 1 in 5 adults.We’re now at the highest ever average age for people to get married in the U.S., with men getting married at 30 and women at 28.One of the reasons why fewer people are getting married is because it’s now common for couples to live together.In the 60s it was considered taboo to live with your partner if you weren’t married.In a 1968 survey, less than 1% of young people who lived with their partner weren’t married.For some couples, marriage is out of the question because a wedding would be too expensive.The average cost of a wedding in the U.S. is $33,391, with some spending over $60,000, not including the honeymoon.The U.S. Census Bureau revealed that couples who get married now are more financially stable than those who don’t.According to a professor of behavioral science, women who don’t get married or have kids are happier and live longer.The professor analyzed data from the American Time Use Survey.He found that men benefit from being married while women don’t.Men 'calm down' and earn more money when married, whereas women thrive when single and childless.In 2015, 109-year-old Scottish woman Jessie Gallan said the key to a long life is to 'eat your porridge and avoid men'

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