This Is the Fastest Way To Get Married

Marriage is on the decline.

This isn’t the failure of Hollywood to produce more romcoms starring Jennifer Lopez, or Kate Hudson. Or the fault of HBO for glorifying single life, a la Sex and the City. The single adult population is on the rise around the world.

From Japan, to India, to the United States — men and women alike — are delaying marriage, or never marrying.

We have seen the number of marriages drop at an alarming rate, while the divorce rate slowly climbs. As new adults get ushered into the population, the data shifts, and weights the scale for the unmarried population. There are no 18-year-olds getting married in droves. Not even in the good ole’ South.

With each generation since the 1980’s, the allure of marriage has waned, and with good reason.

As many people seem to be in denial, the cause of the marriage decline is clear. At least to me. People aren’t avoiding marriage. The process of coupling has gotten too overwhelming. You need someone else to agree to the process, and finding that person takes work.

It’s hard. Like, really hard. Leaving many single adults wonder, if marriage is worth the investment?