Marriage vs Cohabitation - Creating Generative Value

In relation to my blog’s main theme, weddings, I came across a recent online article by The Wall Street Journal which basically supports society’s ongoing perceived trend of cohabitation over marriage. Since my blog’s aim is to sustain diversified weddings it simultaneously serves as a platform to embody this traditional event hence I am highly against the notion of the total shift from marriage to cohabitation.

There is a huge difference between the terms ‘delay’ and a ‘decline’. From my perspective, it is true that people opt for cohabitation during the early stages of a new found relationship but media publications should rather focus on the issues that lead to cohabiting couples instead of bluntly assuming the extinction of marriage with some statistics.

As mentioned in my previous entry, the lingering of nuptials depicts society’s increased value to this rite of passage. Statistics show that marriage were most conducted three decades ago and beyond. So let’s ponder into why the delay of marriage is not a bad thing after all.

According to Settersten Jr. and Ray, during the 1950’s, youth would transition to adulthood by leaving the nest. Staying with parents were considered humiliating which led to many getting married at a young age. Nowadays the longer you stay with your parents, the more overwhelmed are your benefits right? Free laundry, prepared food, the list is endless. Simultaneously people are finding it as important to take care of their elderly parents which suppresses the time to find “the one” when balancing work and care taking. Which leads to our next point!

This contemporary society has become work laden. The equality of gender and work has led to both sexes engaged in their career. The need for the higher education in order to fulfill the ideal well off family is a catalyst to marriages being conducted later in life. The need for being financially stable indicates that family life has more merit more than ever.  

University goals for both genders for a successful future

Nowadays we are well aware of discriminations against all morphologies. We are exposed to our rights and equality whether it is race, gender or religion. We are educated about our exposure to the prescribed authorities that led us to disregard those we do not relate to. This has led to many people choosing to be in an intimate relationship whether it is within their norm or not. Hence there is the  need to accept interfaith marriages in order to sustain this traditional event.