The
dating, and by extension marriage, apocalypse is finally upon us (and not just
because of Tinder). Today’s men and women of childbearing age are giving
up on long-term monogamy and the families that come from them. Single people
now outnumber married people, even though most people consider a happy marriage
as one of the keys to personal fulfillment. Why is this? First, let’s
state the obvious: most people do not choose to be single. Rather, they are
single because they can’t find any good candidates for dating or marriage. Men will complain that women today are
self-absorbed, entitled, and seem more eager to compete with their partners than
support them. Women will complain that men today are lazy, immature, and
generally mediocre. Unfortunately, they are both right. To pretend otherwise
and still encourage everyone to date and marry only results in unhealthy
relationships and inevitable breakups and divorces. Instead, we should look at
the reasons for this obvious decline in men and women.
what’s the solution to this problem, now that we know where it comes
from? People with single friends or siblings, as well as single people
themselves, want to know. After recognizing it as a problem—and shamelessly
pretending the opposite—we need to address these causes in reverse. This
is not easy, and most likely uncomfortable in the short-term, but it will
ultimately lead to long-term happiness and love. First, single men and women
must return to God and His Church. For most people, it should be clear that the
secular world wants to keep people single and isolated. It hates children,
families, and people happily in love: such types tend to consume less, need
less government in their lives, and could not care less about the environment
and faux social justice. The God who is love wants the opposite for His
children.
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