Originally Posted by coach belly View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Putting off marriage until their 30's.
How old were you when you got married?

I was 21.

In the 1970's, American men married at 22.5 years of age; women at 20.5.

In 2024, American men marry at 32; women at 30. This is, anthropologically, culturally, and biologically, a sea change. This is a completely different life arc from the 1970's. Putting off commitment to a mate and delaying family life for a full decade represents something unique in human history. The 2024 American male is something that has heretofore not really existed in terms of mating patterns (or conversely, lack thereof).

One could make the case that life in 2024 juvenifies both sexes and creates a population of self-absorbed "adult children."