For every year in the past decade, the biggestgroup of unmarried people are those you have never been married. Their numbershave increased from 60 percent in 2006 to 63 percent in 2015.
During that, the number of divorced or widowed peoplehave decreased. One reason there is a rise in the number of unmarried people isthat of the age in which people firstdecide to get married and among those who do tie the knot is increasing. In2006 the average age to get for women was 25.
5 and for men 27.5 by 2015, it was 27.1 for women and 29.2 for men.
(Washington Post)Moreover, when you have asignificant other you benefit financially. If you both work it can feel likeyou are getting a one hundred percent raise. If your significant other loseshis or her job the other’s income becomes a safety net. Newly married couplesoften purchase a new house and car within a year. This forces them to make bigpurchases such as household maintenance, homeowners,and life insurance, & furniture. There are many renting couples and singlehomeowners but married couples account for seventy-seven percent of homeownersaccording to Center for Politics. Cell phones plans, cable TV, andgym memberships often have deals for couplesand families. Legally bond people are assigned fewerrisk with auto insurance companies more likely to be approved for a home loan.
Married couples are often more cost-conscious and do things on a budget. Onthe other than, many people rather remain single because they have more freedom to do anything that they want. They cantake new job opportunities across the country or transfer to another company. Singlescan go out with their friends or coworkers without having anyone telling themthat they are not allowed to go out with friends.
Being single allows people to live their bestand most meaningful life. Single people are more connected to family, friends, coworkers than married peopleare. In Francis Bacon’s book, he saysthat But the most ordinarycause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing andhumorous 2 minds,which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think theirgirdles and garters to be bonds and shackles. Single people spend most of theirtime alone and have no one to ask them how they are feeling or how work isgoing.
They make decisions without having to answer or hear anyone’s opinion. In contrast, single people are self-responsible they liveby themselves and have no one to share the bills with but married couples havesomeone to split all the bills with. Both weremarried and single can be expensive. For instance, if a single person wants tochange their status and goes on a date they must spend money on clothes andgrooming products.
If a single person loses his or her job or if they get sickthey really don’t have anyone to fall back. Single people if they go out andsee other married couples are happy for them but also wish that they can havewhat the couples have. When they get home from work or going out with friends theyfeel like something is missing and that they will probably die alone. For instance,if a single person gets invited to their friend’s wedding and must bring a datebut will be fine going alone.
