Over the last 50 years, the marriage rate in the U.S. has dropped by nearly 60%. https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU...
The single best predictor of divorce/failed relationships is when one or both partners show contempt ( in other words disrespect ) in the relationship.
Does your partner's communication lift you up or bring you down.
An example is Communicating in negative judgment, criticism, or sarcasm toward the person's worth as an individual. Getting personal by attacking the person. Being tough on the person, soft on the issue ( behavior/mistake ). An effective communicator would separate the person from the issue & be soft on the person & firm on the issue.
Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/...
Single parent households
Children living with two unmarried parents were likelier to live below the poverty line in 2019 (38.1%) than children with married parents (7.5%).
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press...
80% of all single parents in the U.S. are single mothers.
52.9% of single mothers are millennials.
52.3% of single mothers have never been married, and 29.3% are divorced.
31% of single fathers are living with their own parents.
https://parentingmode.com/single-parent/
Single-parent families — and especially mother-only households — are more likely to live in poverty compared to married-parent households. Given this, kids of single parents are more likely to experience the consequences of growing up poor. Children in poverty are more likely to have physical, mental and behavioral health problems, disrupted brain development, shorter educational trajectories, contact with the child welfare and justice systems, employment challenges in adulthood and more.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/child-well-...
What has made it difficult for relationships is…
Why 60 years of feminism has not made women any happier.
The American Family Survey recently asked: “All things considered, has feminism benefited American families?”
Only a little more than half (58.6%) of respondents said yes. Interestingly, though, the people who said yes also tend to be among the least happy and fulfilled. In survey after survey, it turns out that people who espouse a secular worldview, people who identify as liberals, and people who never attend religious services report the lowest levels of personal satisfaction, but they also report the highest levels of support for feminist ideals. Indeed, as feminism’s influence has grown over the past half-century, women have become less happy.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/why-60-...
About half of Americans in romantic relationships say they deal with their partner being distracted by their phone
% of partnered adults who…
51% Say their partner is often or sometimes distracted by their cell phone when they are trying to have a conversation with them
40% Say they are often or sometimes bothered by the amount of time their partner spends on their cellphone
34% Say they have ever looked through their current partner's cellphone without that person's knowledge
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/...
Additional sources
https://www.yourtango.com/love/how-ru...https://www.yourtango.com/experts/dav...https://www.knowledgeformen.com/why-m...
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