In the C19th, middle class men married late. It took them time to become properly established and be able to afford a family.
Post World War 2, young people were earning more than their parents in many cases. People got married and settled down earlier.
Now, it takes longer to get an income to pay for a family. People are getting married later.
Could it be:
a) Economics are important.
b) Men are becoming childish perpetual teenagers and women should not have to put up with it (there was also an outbreak of childishness in 1929 immediately following the stock market crash).
c) Women are unbearable these days and men cannot reasonably be expected to tolerate them anymore
The debate seems to be between b and c, but I would like to suggest a might be a biggie.
Post World War 2, young people were earning more than their parents in many cases. People got married and settled down earlier.
Now, it takes longer to get an income to pay for a family. People are getting married later.
Could it be:
a) Economics are important.
b) Men are becoming childish perpetual teenagers and women should not have to put up with it (there was also an outbreak of childishness in 1929 immediately following the stock market crash).
c) Women are unbearable these days and men cannot reasonably be expected to tolerate them anymore
The debate seems to be between b and c, but I would like to suggest a might be a biggie.
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