Nowadays relationships are very complicated, dramatic, social media based. Due to this it has made it very difficult to be married and to be in a relationship. Therefore if relationships today are not that easy, what will it be like in the future? Will it be harder?
Many people have different views on relationship and also have their own opinion. In the blog post 'Relationships in the Future', it was stated in 1950, 22% American adults were single, 50% today are nearly single. In San Francisco 40% of households are single. This alone goes to show many that relationships are not like they used to be. In 2010 Time Magazine there was articles entitled “Who Needs Marriage? A changing Institution” It tells us how marriage is not what it used to be and is just practical. However, having said that the states still have highest marriage rates. Jennifer Gauvin and Anne Milford wrote the book How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy. In their book it shows that 30% of divorced women knew they were marrying the wrong guy on their wedding day.
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The future for relationships and marriages seem to be going in the direction of personal and private. Of course, it does take a happy marriage to have a healthy relationship and also in raising a family together. Marriages down the road may involve more of a range. Many psychologists have different views of relationships. One says that acting attached and feeling attached in a relationship keeps partners too emotionally dependent. A different psychologists tells us that the best marital brew is not being too dependent or independent and to have a balance.
All of this information shows us that the future of relationships will change. As we can see today, relationships change all the time. Divorce rates are much higher now than they were back then. Men and women treat each other much differently and they are not true to themselves with their emotions. If relationships now are like this, what will it be like in 2020?
References:
http://foresightimprovement.com/relationships-in-the-future/
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Hi Jade. I like your post, I think it’s so true how people don't interact with each other in the same manner as they used to when they were in relationships. I feel like people have a larger sense of freedom now. They have an attitude towards relationships that is pretty much "Ahh if I get bored ill find someone else." I think that contributes to a lot of the divorce rate. This article published by Forbes magazine states the impact social media has on divorce, you should take a look at it, it’s pretty interesting. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflanders/2013/08/20/how-social-media-can-affect-your-divorce/ I don't see it getting any better in the future I guess where just going to have to wait and see. :)
ReplyDeleteBy: Sarah Rafiq