It is very hard to say or predict the next 50 years as there are so many variables that cause change. For the most part I think there will be a big half that wants “a vital marriage” and others who will take the route of having a committed relationship but not wanting to get married. A vital marriage is when a couple is close emotionally and want to be together physically as much as possible (Wood 308). The other half would want to be in some type of committed relationship but not get married because they don’t see the point. I have met a lot of people my age that do not see the importance in marriage. It is solely a piece of paper is their mentality. I might have a realistic prediction and a hope for the next 50 years. My hope is that my generation, those who are up next in a sense to start careers and get married really take it seriously and find the beauty in marriage. I hope that those who take part in marriage remember that it is forever because if they do we might be able to get the 50% divorce rate down.
I agree with your prediction on marriage completely. In the future, many people will most likely not see the point of actually getting married because, as you said, people will consider it just a piece of paper. In my opinion, that is actually beginning to happen today. People are starting to get into committed relationship and plan to stay together forever, but do not see the point of ever really getting married. I think that what you said about your hope for the future is dead on in my opinion. I really do hope that over the next 50 years people began to take marriage much more seriously and I, like you do, hope that the divorce rate drops dramatically.
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