"According to recent data, marriages in England and Wales are down by nearly 9% after a post-pandemic spike, while civil partnerships have risen by almost the same percentage. This downward trend is also reflected in the US. The Vatican has piped up in defence of the institution, releasing a 40-page doctrinal note, Una Caro (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy: Doctrinal Note on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging."
"Sworn celibates would not be my personal first port of call when seeking relationship advice, but to each their own exclusively and indissolubly, if the Catholic church is to be believed. Among the younger crowd, gendered expectations about marriage are changing, at least according to a survey by the University of Michigan, which found that only 61% of high-school girls want to be married one day, compared to 74% of the boys."
Marriage rates in England and Wales have fallen nearly 9% after a post-pandemic spike, while civil partnerships increased by almost the same amount; similar declines appear in the US. The Vatican released a 40-page doctrinal note, Una Caro, defending monogamy as an exclusive union and mutual belonging. Survey data show shifting gendered expectations: 61% of high-school girls versus 74% of boys express a desire to marry. Some men publicly complain that women do not want to date them, and conspicuous male expectations and eccentric suitors may be deterring women from pursuing marriage.
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