why do 50% of all women live without a spouse?

Question

this is a fact, believe it or not

Answer 1

I know that I'd like to live without mine. Its just an extra person to take care of. My husband got me deep into debt, ruined my credit, and got me pregnant twice (and yes it can just be one persons fault). All of this without my consent. Had I went without getting married I'd probably be an architect, and live in a nice home, instead of a one bedroom apartment cleaning up after my husband, and my two kids (my kids are the best thing that ever happened to me, I just wish they had a good father).

Answer 2

That is not exactly the whole truth...That is an average...
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For the first time, a majority of American women are living without a spouse, media reported.

The New York Times, which based its report on an analysis of census results, said 51 percent of women in 2005 reported living without a spouse, up from 35 percent in 1950 and 49 percent in 2000.

"Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, the trend could ultimately shape social and workplace policies, including the ways government and employers distribute benefits," the newspaper said.

It said that several factors are behind the shift including women marrying at a later age and living with partners for more often and for longer periods. Women are also living longer as widows and once divorced, often opt to stay single, the report said.

According to the Census figures, only about 30 percent of black women are living with a spouse, compared with 49 percent of Hispanic women, 55 percent of non-Hispanic white women and more than 60 percent of Asian women.

Answer 3

The short answer- The ERA for women movement, Gloria Steinem, Girl Power, etc, etc. has ruined our country. God (nature, or whatever you believe in) has intended for the man to lead and the woman to follow the lead of her man. You cannot have two equal partners. Look at all of the business partnerships that fail each year. In order for a relationship to work, you must have a leader and a follower.

Today's women have been brainwashed that they can do it on their own, they don't need a man. This is not a misogynistic rant and I am not anti-woman. I love women. However, most women I know that are single are making catostrophic mistakes in their lives. They want to do it 'their way' but many times the decisions they make lack logical thought and understanding of consequences. Most (not all) women make decisions based on emotions, or how they feel at that moment in time. This is a biological fact. That's why women NEED men in their lives to help steer them straight and think logically about their decisions before they make them. I see some women making decisions that I know will lead to trouble. I alert them to this fact, but they don't want to hear it, so I let them be. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Bottom line- women need men. Suck up your pride and learn how to live amicably and peacefully with a man. I know we're not perfect, but you'll be much happier in the long run.

Answer 4

Because we make half the pay for twice the work and figure it's better for our finances to not be in a relationship where we have to pay a mans way since most men these days are too lazy to work or have bad spending habits based on their overflow or lack of decent income. Men want a woman who is independent so they don't have to pay all the bills or take responsibility for their families and offspring...so they leave their wives and children in search of a career girl who has her finances in order, the sad thing is that most career girls don't need a man and the man would have been better off staying with his wife and kids, but his selfishness led him astray and the wife got wise and took over half of his income and made her life better and independent of him now...so he has nowhere to go and no one to blame but himself...Now the world is full of independent career girls who don't have a need for men other than the need to breed. So when all males can be real men and stop acting like little boys, maybe that statistic will change, I for one am not going to hold my breath...

Answer 5

That's simple. Because these women feel they DON'T need a spouse in order to feel validated, or "whole".
AS a guy, the one thing I can't STAND is a woman who won't stop talking about her spouse! Makes me think what'd happen if the guy just up and dumped her!!

Answer 6

No, Honey. it is 51 % now. I saw that report, too. The answer is we aren't buying into the "need" for a spouse to complete us. Women are more cautious and smart than in the past.

Answer 7

I think its 51% , I read the same news
with no offense to the guys in my answer

lifestyles have changed most maybe putting marriage aside for college, careers, etc

I think women are getting further away from the traditional options there they had in the past ,(like our grandmothers)
and women are no longer made to feel they have to be married, women have the financial ability to be alone and make choices..

Answer 8

yeah i say this on the nes i belive it was 51% tho.

i have a hard time beliving this tho my generation and even younger seem to be in such a rush to get married, have kids and grow up. it makes me sick to see new shows such as "enguaged and underage" this is just pushing the teens of today to be the welfare in dept crack heads of tomorrow.

enen on here i real 100's of posts of wha to do i'm in "love" been dating for 3 months should i get married? it like asking "should i kill myself" or "what first? ruin my life or turn 21"

im 21 been dating the same girl for 5 years living with her for 3 and we both agree were not ready to get married. were too young. i just done understand where people get the idea of hey im 17 i should have kids now when im working at berger king NO you dumbass! make the world better and die now.

Answer 9

Take a second and are responsive to it would want to easily be that your feeling beaten in the present day and also you want time for your self. if it truly is the case then spoil out for quite and do not make any irrational judgements that your later going to experience sorry about. yet in case you experience like you no longer opt for to be along with your husband and in no way some thing will substitute that then probability is no longer some thing will substitute that. search for suggestion from with him and enable him understand the way you experience so that you a minimum of tried to artwork issues out. the major difficulty between your husband and also you'll properly be his mom and father, per chance faraway from them your courting might want to be workout consultation extra useful. a woman can truthfully stay existence on my own yet on the great of the day no man or woman quite should be on my own continually

Answer 10

if they been abused its better to be by yourself or been cheated on some women just like taking care of themselfs and don't need a spouse and are doing better without a man