In the research done by Pew Research Center it was shown that less and less youn
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In the research done by Pew Research Center it was shown that less and less young Americans are choosing to get married. The video showed interviews with people from the controlled group. The research group showed a strong correlation between the age of the sample group and the percentage of those who were married. It showed that there was a decrease in the percentage of those who were married with a decrease in the age of the sample group. Some people were living with a partner and just choosing not to be married. Some were waiting to get to a better position in their lives. This increase in the number of unmarried people could have several consequences. One possibility is a decrease in the number of births. Another possibility is that we will see an increase in the number of single parent households or nontraditional families. It is also possible that we will see an increase in the number of relationship infidelities due to the lack of a formal marriage agreement. There could also be a decrease in the divorce rate in the United States. This would be because of the increase in age of those being married. There would be less pressure to be married at a younger age and those getting married would be more prepared to deal with the difficulties of life. On the other hand, the divorce rate could increase because people have more time living on their own and because of this have more time to develop a self-sufficient attitude and are more likely to go back to being on their own if they feel like they’ve been treated unfairly. Only time will tell what the real effects of this change in marriage trends will be.
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Explanation / Answer
This particular discussion is so true that we are seeing many young couples in our neighborhood. And this is the LATEST TREND IN SOCIETY which they term it as LIVING RELATIONSHIP. The majority of the young couple are wasting their lives by this way of thinking. The maturity age is somewhere around 23 years but these young people by 18 years due to attraction they are getting confused.
At that teenage the young couple don't even know the difference between attraction, infatuation and real love. It has become quite a fashion to fight with parents, get out of home and live separately with their lover. Some law has to be implemented and this mindset in young couple are to be changed. They live together for few months or maybe weeks and accidentally may give birth to children, then they fight and break up. They both leave their children and get seperated then Marry someone else. This is the major reason for increase in number of births.
So my opinion for this discussion would be... The young couple should concentrate more on their future and career rather than in these living relationships. These temporary relationships maybe enjoyable but the later consequences are very dangerous. So if they decide to live together first talk to each parents and get engaged, understand each other until they think that they can marry happily. This can reduce the effects and change marriage trends.