What does marriage mean in a postmodern world? By the numbers, things look bleak: fewer people are getting married than ever before, and they’re doing it later, almost as an afterthought. Birth rates have collapsed, smaller families are the norm, and dating has gradually become the pursuit of 30- and 40-something people chasing after their lost youth. 

How did marriage go from having a central role in our lives, a rite of passage most people experienced, to an antiquated, optional extra that only the rich seem still to be interested in? 

Does marriage still have a role to play in the 21st century? Do we want it to?

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