Why modern men avoid marriage
The stereotype is true: Men are dragging their feet on the way to the altar, say researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead surveyed 60 never-married men, ages 25-33 in NJ, Chicago, Washingto, DC and Houston The #1 reason men gave for not marrying was that SEX WAS AVAILABLE WITHOUT MARRIAGE; they could get the benefits of matrimony without the legal arrangements. Almost as significant was their fear of financial ruin.
"These men are very, very concerned about divorce" says Popenoe. "It's not getting your heart broken.......the worsrt thing that could hapen is somebody could take their money"