Week 6
This week was an interesting one as we discussed the many aspects of marriage. upon listening to the class discussion and taking notes I learned quite a few things. Here they are:
Trends associated with marriage:
1.
People marrying later- women-26 men-28
2.
High divorce rate
3.
More people living alone
Reasons people do not marry:
1.
Cohabitation
2.
Fear
3.
Convenience
4.
Cared of going into marriage if their parents
divorce
5.
Income
Who marries?
·
The educated
o
More confidence than they can provide
o
Lead a more stable life
o
Ability to see benefits of marriage
o
Better access to it
o
Commitment
·
The religious
o
Cultural
o
Understand importance of it
o
Eternal perspective
o
Different paradigm
o
Family support
o
Commitment
There are more marriages between
the educated and the wealthy than the poor and the uneducated.
Difficult adjustments in marriage:
1.
Sharing Finances and other things
2.
Cleanliness
3.
Goals
4.
Schedules
5.
Communication
6.
Deciding on roles
7.
Timing
8.
Decisions together
9.
Redrawing of boundaries
10. Social/friends
11. Sleeping Habits
Stress In Marriage- caused by:
Decision-making
Lack of sleep
Physical and emotional demands
Not feeling appreciated/loved
Learning, Adjusting
