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1. mcphag+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-07-01 18:25:06
> Source?

Well, generally men do the proposing, and as far as I am aware, most proposals are successful. So if the number of marriages are declining, then it means men are not proposing—either they are uninterested in getting married, or they are but don’t reach a point in their relationships where they believe a proposal would be successful. Not sure what the distribution of those is.

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2. lotsof+u[view] [source] 2023-07-01 18:27:49
>>mcphag+(OP)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/middle-class-marriage-is-...

Page 82 and on have graphs:

https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.30.2.79

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3. mcphag+x81[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-07-02 02:49:59
>>lotsof+u
I meant the distribution of "men who don't propose because they don't want to get married" vs. "men who don't propose because they want to get married but don't think a proposal would be accepted".
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