Speaking as a man in his mid-thirties, married with two great kids, I think that the only reason for a man to get married anymore is to have kids.
My generation had to deal with the explosion in divorce rates as baby boomers decided they had to have their freedom and the kids would have to bear the scars. Fast forward a decade or two and you have a generation of both young men and women who view marriage skeptically, and some who look down on the institution entirely.
Also, in today’s post Sex and the City feminist ideal, a lot of young women are acting more like gay men, than like young women of a generation ago. Its not surprising that egghead pseudo-intellectuals like Ms. Hymowitz are whining about why normal men aren’t also acting more like homosexual men. Except for the promiscuity, most men have little interest in emoting, shopping, fashion, ‘serious drama’, etc.
In my opinion, no young man should even consider getting married unless he strongly feels like having children. Considering that more and more young women no longer want children either, it makes sense that the statistics show fewer and fewer males getting married.
