Modern Romance

In the case of cheating, technology has made it easier and blurred the line of what cheating is

Since the majority of people no longer live on farms, marriages are not the only way to keep women from starving and men from having holes in their socks. Not to mention children are not created for the purpose of using them as free farm labor, either. As a result, people are now on the hunt for a perfect soulmate, rather than just marrying someone because they need to.

A mere eight percent of people aged 18 to 24 live with a spouse. The median marriage age is now in the late 20s. The census shows that these numbers have moved in tandem with the percent of educated young people in the country. In the last 50 years, the percentage of people under 30 with a college degree has increased from 15 percent to 34 percent. Instead of moving right into marriage, 50 percent of young people live at home while the other unmarried people live with roommates or alone.

Decision fatigue describes the biological effect of making decision after decision. The more choices the brain makes, the harder each choice becomes.

look at the words used to describe infidelity across the world. According to Pamela Druckerman’sLust In Translation, Americans are the only ones who call it cheating. In Nigeria, the phrase “sexual networking” is common, while in France the term “simultaneous multi-partnerships” is used.