Re:The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low
by 29athrowaway on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @02:57PM
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If we go back 50 years:
- DNA tests did not exist. a guy could get a woman pregnant, not recognize the child and have no legal obligation to pay for child support. A woman could also trick a man to support a kid that is not his, but that's another story.
- Many women were housewives, and a separation would leave them, and potentially their kids, with nothing.
- The wedding ring serves the purpose of telling everyone around you that you are not single. People did not have an online presence that could help you infer this.
Weddings serve many purposes, it is not only a celebration, it is also informational, and wedding gifts can be considered an early form of crowdfunding.
Marriage guarantees legitimacy of children under the law and financially protects people. They are also great for historic purposes.
Many cultures have converged towards the same thing for a reason.
- DNA tests did not exist. a guy could get a woman pregnant, not recognize the child and have no legal obligation to pay for child support. A woman could also trick a man to support a kid that is not his, but that's another story.
- Many women were housewives, and a separation would leave them, and potentially their kids, with nothing.
- The wedding ring serves the purpose of telling everyone around you that you are not single. People did not have an online presence that could help you infer this.
Weddings serve many purposes, it is not only a celebration, it is also informational, and wedding gifts can be considered an early form of crowdfunding.
Marriage guarantees legitimacy of children under the law and financially protects people. They are also great for historic purposes.
Many cultures have converged towards the same thing for a reason.