In the Times piece, law professor Lara Bazelon argued for what might be called the me-first divorce: \u201cI divorced my husband not because I didn\u2019t love him. I divorced him because I loved myself more.\u201d<\/p>\n
The message is clear: leaning into work, rather than family life, is the path to prosperity. But this seductive message in our individualistic age is completely at odds with the facts.<\/p>\n
Consider this: in 2020, married mothers ages 18 to 55 had a median family income of $108,000, compared to $41,000 for childless single women in the same bracket, according to the 2020 American Community Survey. That\u2019s more than twice as much, even if it\u2019s split with a spouse. And as married women head toward retirement in their 50s, they\u2019ve typically accumulated $357,000 in median assets, compared to less than $30,000 for their single peers, according to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY).<\/p>\n
The same applies to men. Stably married men heading toward retirement have a staggering 10 times more assets than their divorced or never-married male peers, the NSLY data indicate.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why You Should Get Married: What elite liberals and the online right both get wrong about getting hitched. @BradWilcoxIFS<\/a> @TheFP<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/uuh3UrgYSA<\/a><\/p>\n — Thomas S. Kidd (@ThomasSKidd) February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n