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Wednesday, August 14, 2002


Men Delaying Marriage

...and Rutgers is studying why.

ABC online has an article on the results.

The number one reason is no surprise -- availability of sex without marriage.

Here are the rest:

2. They can enjoy the benefits of a wife by cohabiting rather than marrying.

3. They want to avoid divorce and its financial risks.

4. They want to wait until they are older to have children.

5. They fear that marriage will require too many changes and compromises.

6. They are waiting for the perfect soul mate, and she hasn't yet appeared.

7. They face few social pressures to marry.

8. They are reluctant to marry a woman who already has children.

9. They want to own a house before they get a wife.

10. They want to enjoy single life as long as they can.