Not all that surprising to hear, but a recent study has found that 44% of Individuals 18-29 saw the institution of marriage obsolete. In comparison, only 32% of people 65 and older also found marriage to be obsolete. After reading this publication, I got to thinking. I feel as though i fall some where in the middle. On one hand, in no way do i think that the "union" on marriage will make a cheater stop cheating or a lier stop lying, thats why we have such high divorce statistics. But on the other hand, i do think the decision to get married, may reflect a commitment to yourself, to commit to another person. Either way, i think one should do that prior to marriage. I have been in a relationship for 7 years, which has had it's fair shares of up's and down's. I can honestly say however, that knowing my boyfriend and myself, and how we are together, there is little chance that a marriage certificate will change our relationship. So maybe marriage really is obsolete now? I looked up a summary of the publication, check it out here!
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