Personally, I married pretty late. I was 17 years older than my parents when I married.

  • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgM
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    The stats by education level are surprising given the increasing difficulty of survival on a single income without roommates. I’m left to gather that marriage as an institution is losing popularity, with informal (to the government) long-term partnerships conferring sufficient desired benefits.

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      It says in the article that couples forgoing marriage account for a some of this, but it’s mostly people remaining single.

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        If one defines “single” as “lives alone/with platonic roommates,” sure. I’ve been with my partner for three years and live alone because of geography, but I would not consider myself single.

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          This was the quote:

          While many unmarried 40-year-olds are living with a romantic partner, most are not. In 2022, 22% of never-married adults ages 40 to 44 were cohabiting.

          So 78% are not married, and not cohabiting with a romantic partner.