Many years of courtship, casual relationships and cohabitation without papers are the protagonists
5 countries with the level of marriage: decrease in commitment
People from different continents are immersed in the same decrease in marriages.
1. Colombia
free unions lead the wayMore than half of children are the result of informal relationships
2. Portugal
choose to have children without going through the altar and marital status remains intact
3. Argentina
The credibility in the institutions has decreasedaremore people living in free or single
4. Italy
has changed its conception on the sacrament of marriagetest if the couple works with the second step, after the courtship
5. Mexico
Single people up to 30 years of age have increasedis accompanied by a much greater increase in divorces
Why do people discard marriage to seal a couple’s union?
- End of family conventions. Young people have freed themselves from traditions imposed in other years within the family. They do not feel the obligation to marry to satisfy their parents. But simply limit themselves to doing what they want.
- Loss of faith. Many of those who call themselves Catholics actually do so because they are baptized or have passed through confirmation. However, the sacrament of marriage does not have the same importance for them and is not based on Christian beliefs. Their lifestyle and convictions are, in some cases, out of religious mandates.
- Laws that favor singleness. The sanction of some laws, such as those related to fertility, allow for treatments without the need of a partner. So, it is no longer essential to get married in order to have children.
- Economic independence of women. In the past, women were educated to be housewives and maintained by their husbands. At present, their economic and professional liberation offers them a different life.
many people who tend to be more practical and live alone.