What is it about marriage?

Heterosexual marriage is down in the west and even keel in the east.

Homosexual “marriage” is up in the west. Homosexuality is generally anti-social in the east, to include marriage.

Marriage is a human custom going back to prehistory, before “recorded history”.

It is the basis of society and families that reproduce the human race.

It has been a great equalizer for women and the family. This still applies in the east, and some in the west.

Marriage is still a way to “tame” the male, to many.

Marriage is a biological imperative for most human males and females. It’s “programmed in”.

All major religions promote marriage and marriage ceremonies between a man and a woman.

Marriage and large families are the traditional “social security”.

The world has many local variations. “Arranged marriages” and “it takes a village to raise a child” are two examples.

In the USA culture, we have our own customs.
Most are proud to say they are, genealogy wise, from a long line of “married folks”.
The cynical say women just want a sperm donor and a meal ticket.
The “trophy wife” idea is alive and well.
The value of fathers in raising children is still under assault in society.
Respect and valuing matriarchs is down, and in need of “restoring”.
The “pill” and women being in charge of conception has changed everything, and yet changed nothing.

No one knows the future of marriage, but most certainly think it is not an American cultural trend. The old stories of as California goes, America goes, probably does not apply. After all, California and the USA are still a small part of the world.

And it seems like the reasons marriage started in historical times will continue into the future. Being of the USA persuasion, I certainly hope the matriarchal influence on society reasserts itself. This will be healthy for our society.