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Feb 2024
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Busting the Myths of Marriage — Why Gett...

THE ART OF MANLINESS
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The marriage rate has come down 65% since 1970. There are multiple factors behind this decrease, but one of them is what we might call the poor branding that surrounds marriage in the modern day. From all corners of our culture and from both ends of the ideological spectrum come messages that marriage is an outdated institution, that it hinders financial suc ... Show More
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