A Swan Dive for The Institution of Marriage in the U.S.A.

Marriage in Modern America: Broken Tradition or Necessary Survival?

Not sure if you know this, but the overall percentage of married women in America is dramatically lower than almost anywhere else in the world.
According to global data, the share of women in North America and Europe who are married is way below the global average. To think: it only took about a century to dismantle one of civilization’s oldest institutions. In fact, new U.S. studies show that the share of currently married women under age 30 plummeted from 47% in 1970 to just 8.3% in 2022. That’s not just a decline—that’s a collapse. So what happened?

The Narratives That Took Over

By now, everyone in the free world is aware of the narratives being pushed in the last decade. Women are being convinced that they don’t need men and don’t need marriage. In other instances, girls are conditioned to dislike themselves and are eventually nudged towards not even wanting to be women at all. That absurd notion that femininity itself is optional is running rampant.

We see more men transitioning into women than women transitioning into men, and yes, the market data backs it up. The gender reassignment surgery industry is growing steadily, with male-to-female procedures leading the charge. The logic system here isn’t just medical—it’s dubious. Women are told to step aside, and some are even convinced that they can “pass” as men in the meantime. I'm sorry, what?!

Society needs to reevaluate priorities. Whims are not to supercede common sense. Let’s clear something up: this isn’t about gold-digger marriages, where one partner leeches off another like a pretty parasite until they vanish into the night. No. Marriage isn’t supposed to be a business transaction.

Standing on your decision for a spouse is not something to take lightly — it’s one of the most legally, emotionally, and spiritually binding choices you’ll ever make. Choose wisely! You’re not just picking a partner to share a bed with; you’re selecting the co-captain of your life’s entire voyage. The goal isn’t to find your polar opposite, but rather your complementary counterpart — someone who shines where you stumble, who can step in and handle what you can’t (and vice versa). Sure, a sense of humor and some sizzling chemistry help grease the wheels of matrimony, but let’s be real — nobody gets the full package. Most of us are just grateful to find someone who can “stomach” us day in and day out without calling for backup. And after 15 years of marriage, I can confirm: the reason married people argue so much is because we finally realize we're both right most of the time. Oof!

But

The Economics of “Going It Alone”

Here’s the reality: with the rising cost of living, the idea of thriving solo is almost laughable. Even with more college graduates than ever before, the economic math doesn’t balance out. Pew Research reports that a growing share of U.S. adults now live without a spouse or partner. But let’s be real: how does an independent single person with no kids, no household partner, survive in this economy?

So then the question hits: do people still marry for romance and love, or is marriage now just a practical act of self-preservation? A survival contract in disguise?

Idiocracy and Modern Mating

This brings us back to Idiocracy. Remember that opening scene where society’s “smart” couple overthinks having children, while the so-called “dumb” couple breeds endlessly? The film’s satire suggests that natural selection now favors those who reproduce most, not those who think most. And doesn’t it feel like we’re watching that theory play out in real-time?

The Final Word

Wake up. Marriage is not just about reproduction or tax breaks—it’s about union. It’s about saying: we’re in this until the end. It’s about having a structured, verbal, public commitment that’s supposed to hold up through age, decline, and death.

To live decently, you have to live decently. And marriage, when done right, is still one of the last strongholds of human decency in this modern circus of confusion. Don’t let the noise convince you otherwise.

Marriage is where it’s at. Period.

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