The marrying kind vs the non-marrying kind
 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5279682/

Men raised by non-religious single parents less likely to be positive about marriage.

Re: The marrying kind vs the non-marrying kind
 

I hope government money wasn't used on that study. The results can only be characterized as "Duh".

"Survey responses from the married men painted a positive picture of marriage — 94 percent said they were happier married than single, and 73 percent said their sex life was better."





Yea, no shit.

Then why is it all the guys at the BFs job complain about the lack of a sex life? Hmmm....they must be in the 27 percent.

I really don't think it's a bad thing to be skeptical of marriage -- that's probably a good thing, since my guy is not religious and his parents are divorced.

This study, like most I've read about lately, seems to confuse correlation with causation. I don't think it's safe to assert that a man who is from a religious background and whose parents are still married is necessarily a better spouse or more likely to be happily married -- he's just more likely to be traditional and do what he feels is expected of him. I can't say I'd find that to be a positive attribute, but that's just my preference.

They do touch on the fact that men marry when it's "time" and I think that actually is very true. A guy can be dating a woman who is absolutely wonderful and just about perfect, but if he doesn't feel that it's time to get married, it's not going to happen. I wish more women understood that -- because a lot of the time it isn't actually about the woman -- it's just not the right time.

YES! The first thing we are taught in our psychology classes is that correlation DOES NOT equal causation.

This is what I hate so much about dating at this age (I'm 23)- it kind of seems pointless to look for anything more than a good time, since the type of guys I'm around wouldn't think about getting serious until they're done with grad school and reasonably established (as in, very late 20s or early 30s probably). They've just decided that that will be the age to settle down, and in the mean time it's not really about the girl or their relationship with her, if it's just not the right time.

Clearly at 23 I'm way too young to get married any time soon, but I feel like I want more than casual dating (which I just spent 4 long years doing during college).

I think I am the marrying kind and the non-marrying kind. I am fun, yet solid, dependable, loyal, etc...

Is it possible to be both?

You could be all for settling in with someone, but not settling down. I think it's entirely possible.