I agree with everything you’ve said and will add a few things. Back in the day, people tended to marry and then stay together until death released them from their vows. This was the case largely because churches influenced government and thus getting a divorce as a legal matter was difficult. Also, women had larger families and had fewer options for earning money so they often stayed with the same bloke for life. Now, it’s difficult to find people who have stayed with their original spouse. Multiple marriages became the norm for my generation and our children grew up living between two houses. Also, out of the 51% of married people a much smaller percentage are actually happy in their marriages. I often feel like I never meet anyone who’s truly happily married. The message is very conflicting when unhappily married people who have a string of divorces under their belts are still telling their kids and grandkids to get married. Last but not least, we really did our girls a major disservice by not encouraging them to prepare for a career. Even the few happily married women can become widows. Then what?