For a super fun Valentine's piece (note the sarcasm), CNN Health ran an article about how not only are Americans having less sex than ever, but they are also less likely to get married and or find partners than ever as well. This sounds alarming, but given the fact that the divorce rate is also dropping, perhaps it's a reflection of good things.
Sure, we can blame it on the gloom and doom of pandemic life, but the article points out that these trends were happening prior to 2020. Yes, perhaps folks are burned out, tired of dating, or exhausted from working multiple jobs and too busy to have more sex. Maybe they're on their phones or streaming too many shows to have it.
But what if--just what if--folks are finally setting boundaries and not settling? Maybe these numbers mean that people--especially marginalized folks with traditionally less power--are not just getting married when pregnant, or sleeping with someone to "keep" them, or engaging in other unhealthy relationship tropes. A poll reflecting how content the people surveyed are would be much more helpful here.
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