What are the chances of getting married after 40? Maybe better than you think!
Filed under: Negotiating Speed Bumps, Wedding Lore/Traditions
Over twenty years ago, a now infamous Newsweek article discussed the likelihood of single women finding a mate. The cover headline read "The Marriage Crunch," and there was a downward sloping line graph below it showing a single woman's chances of getting married. It didn't look good.Fortunately, it was wrong.
A study by demographers at Harvard and Yale was behind the story (and subsequent discussion by every single woman who hoped for marriage). The story itself said that "white, college-educated women born in the mid-1950s who are still single at 30 have only a 20 percent chance of marrying. By the age of 35 the odds drop to 5 percent." You might have heard it said that a single 40-year-old woman is more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to ever marry -- this study and story is where that came from.
Newsweek tracked down as many of the 14 single women they interviewed back in 1986 to see what had become of them. They found 11 of them -- eight were married, three were single, several had children, and none had divorced.
Now, it's totally acceptable to get married later in life. Women are focusing on their careers and other dreams rather than just their ticking biological clocks, and the world supports them. So, whatever age you are, if you haven't found your perfect match just yet, don't let anyone make you feel like there's not hope. You just never know!
Now, it's totally acceptable to get married later in life. Women are focusing on their careers and other dreams rather than just their ticking biological clocks, and the world supports them. So, whatever age you are, if you haven't found your perfect match just yet, don't let anyone make you feel like there's not hope. You just never know!
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