A friend used a statistic the other day, but wasn't able to recall it's source.
She said that 80% of women are "against marriage"
I'm not sure exactly what that means. It sounds like 4/5 of all women don't want anyone getting married ever; but Im pretty sure she means that 4/5 of all women don't want to get married themselves, or don't like some or all things associated with marriage.
I've been looking but can't find any survey results saying what people's opinions are on marriage in general. There are plenty on people's opinions about gay marriage, but I'm specifically looking for a statistic about whether people
want to get married
are supportive of marriage but don't want to get married themselves
are against marriage, and others getting married
think that marriage isn't good for either one or both genders
etc etc
I've done a bit of research on the subject, and it seems that women instigate the majority of divorces. but this doesn't necessarily mean they are against marriage, they did get married in the first place, maybe they just didn't get what they thought they would from it.
I think that marriage is a social and psychological tool, and that it has it's uses. People however are using it in ways that it is not designed for, and is not effective as. Like to secure happiness. I think many statistics show that women are less happy in marriage than those out of marriage, this might be a result of expectations as to what marriage will bring. If you expect something to be amazing, and then it's mediocre, then it can seem as though it sucks. But the same thing, if you expect it to suck, and then it's mediocre, it seems that much better.