Wedding

Is wedding a rudiment of a former life style?

I think there is one more important point to talk about. The fact that less couples are married or are about to marry is obvious. But for what reason do people deny this traditional life style, the „merit badge of personal life“?. In my opinion, it also has to do with our rapidly changing times. The world is developing in a way faster than it did a few decades ago. And maybe the behavior of people changes similarly. People do not want to stick to one person. These changes may have blurred the boundaries of marriage, leading to questions what difference marriage makes in comparison to alternatives. A further study states that both cohabitation and marriage have short-lived advantages concerning happiness and well-being. But also marriage and cohabitation result in less contact with parents and friends compared to singles. These are effects which may persist over time. But people want to keep their individuality. For some, cohabitation may come with fewer, unwanted obligations than marriage above other family forms.
I think there is another interesting point to mention. The article deals with marriage and cohabitants, but what about the number of divorces? Nowadays, the divorce rate is between 40 and 50% in America for the first marriage. It is about 60% for the second and 73% for the third marriage. The number of divorces increases over the past years. This may undermine the fact that marriage is outdated and may no longer be the social institution that it has been for many decades.
I think that marriage is in purely practical terms just not as necessary as it used to be. It is the right way to think about the sense of getting married but finally, everybody should decide whether to get married or not. And also should have the opportunity to think about it.