Pros And Cons Of Being Single In The United States

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Being single in the United States is starting to become a trend among American adults. In today's society, it is becoming more acceptable to be single than it was before. Since the 1960's, annual marriage rates of adult men and women have steadily decreased and Americans have become less likely to marry. I think that choosing to stay single or delaying marriage may be due to multiple factors. These factors include the delay of first marriages, increase in cohabitation rates and a small decrease in the amount of divorced persons who remarry. Some of this may also have to do with the social and economical obligations of married couples. Entering into the legal agreement of marriage includes shared financial plans, property and responsibility