wuppertal wrote:
I grew up upper middle class in a Los Angeles suburb. Solid high school, mostly prosperous parents. Not rich, but very comfy.
Among my peers I know of 2 marriages that have lasted 15+ years. Maybe 3. And mine is one of them.
And probably 20 divorces plus a few never marrieds.
Is that normal? WTF is wrong with us?
“You [we] live in a deranged age - more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.”
― Walker Percy, Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
I think this speaks some truth on the the OP's point. We no longer verify the meaning and substance of things - in this case marriage. What is marriage (the meaning, the purpose)? Do I find this to be true?
I am still seeking this out...