How come young people no longer desire marriage and children as much as people did in the old days?

[Shezadi]

Marriage and children are two beautiful blessings.
I can't imagine being negative about those things.
Life is incomplete without marriage and children.
I don't know why people want to die alone.
Life is nothing without a family and without love.
Parents, siblings and friends will not be there for us.
It is an honour to share life with someone instead of living it alone.

Pakistani celebrity couple Aiza Khan and Danish Taimoor

Pakistani celebrity couple Aiza Khan and Danish Taimoor on their wedding

Pakistani celebrity couple Aiza Khan and Danish Taimoor on their wedding

Pakistani celebrity couple Aiza Khan and Danish Taimoor

Youtubers= Sham Idrees and Saher on their wedding, Sham Idrees is Zayn Malik's cousin

They are Canadian Pakistanis.

Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle

Pakistan's PM and former cricket captain who won the world cup

British Royal wedding

Pakistani celebrity couple, a actress married a army man

I hope those happy wedding and family pictures inspired people to get married and have children.
Those happy moments which have been captured prove how beautiful life is with love and relationships.

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+1 y

People in the west are so bitter, negative and miserable.
No wonder why the depression and divorce rates are high in the west and 50% of children are born out of wedlock as illegitimate sin children. I wonder if true love even exists in the western society.
Women with self respect don't let men touch them before marriage.
Those who do get used and dumped. They are the ones having abortions because the man denied being in the relationship.

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+1 y

I have a boyfriend and he said he doesn't want to touch me before marriage and I will not let him touch me before marriage. We agreed on no physical relationship before marriage. I am in a long distant relationship. I never had a face to face conversation even though i saw him in person. After 3 months of the relationship, his father asked for my hand in marriage. I will marry him once I graduate and once he becomes independent and I will live with him happily for the rest of my life.

[DECENTSCOTTISHLAD999]

Blame social media and they have no respect for each other

[Shezadi]

true
people are losing their human qualities
because they only think from their head not from their heart
the one who has no heart is not alive, they are dead people answering my question

[DECENTSCOTTISHLAD999]

You are very true as to what you are saying its so sad all dead in the head

[Grond21]

Because no one understands marriage anymore

[Shezadi]

A very true and a sad answer.

[Grond21]

Yeah. It is sad

[Shezadi]

why are you still single?

[Shezadi]

you are 31

[Shezadi]

get married and have children so your parents can have grandchildren, so the bloodline can continue

[Grond21]

Good question. It's because I have a clear idea of what kind of girl I want, and I haven't found her yet

[Shezadi]

oh now I get it
you are too choosy
if you want a girl like Angeline Jolie then it is not going to happen...
unless you are Brad Pitt

[Grond21]

Funny you should assume that without evidence.
I am not too choosy, it's just hard to find a traditional girl who has an open mind and my morals in this world.

[Shezadi]

"a traditional girl who has an open mind and my morals in this world."
nice
beautiful thinking

[Grond21]

Thank you

[Shezadi]

I am very impressed
Only Muslim and Asian girls are like that, unless a English girl is a proper posh English lady and a proper Christian. No offense, I think I should stop now before I get on your nerves.

[Grond21]

You haven't got on my nerves, except assuming that my standards are too high. But I would like to hear your opinion.

[Shezadi]

opinion on what?

[Grond21]

You said you were going to stop yourself, and I'm encouraging you not to

[Shezadi]

oh thanks

[Grond21]

So what are your other thoughts?

[Shezadi]

thoughts about what aspect and point?

[Shezadi]

I just realised you live in the US which was a massive shock, I thought you were British.

[Shezadi]

you sound like a British person and you think like a British person, I can't believe a American can be so kind and well-mannered and calm

[Shezadi]

It's amazing there are gentlemen in America too

[Grond21]

I appreciate your compliment.

[Grond21]

There are far more well mannered and calm Americans than the drama-oriented TV would indicate.

[Grond21]

given how society has these days, the type of woman I am looking for is not coming, either in England or here in America

[Shezadi]

England and America are multi-cultural countries, it has people from all walks of life.

[Grond21]

Very true. Which is why I am still hopeful. however, they also have different people in the majority than what I am looking for.

[luvstoned4him]

I do or did. I dont know. I am not meeting anyone serious enough for this. a lot of guys are opposing it and to some extent I get why. They say that once the man marries the women, if they divorce, she gets half or all , depending. We dont have pre-nuptial agreements in my country and the court tends to favor women in the marriage here even if she cheated etc.

[Shezadi]

so whose side are you on? Women or men?

[luvstoned4him]

@Shezadi women

[Shezadi]

yay!

[luvstoned4him]

lol ok then

[TheUniqueOne96]

I always here about relationships not lasting nowadays and marriage isn't really that necessary to be a in relationship for everyone.

Having kids is a different thing and not everyone wants to go through with the stress of raising them, especially when you link it to the first point to it, as having children limits your freedom and potential ability to live your life - yes, there's pros and cons to it, but it's a full time responsibility and it's not for everyone and one shouldn't have kids, just for the sake of having them either.

Also, I do hear a lot about men losing everything when they divorce and if they're not religious and marriage is unnecessary for them, then what's the point, especially considering how some people nowadays, having sex and kids before marriage.

For me, given my situation, it's a pointless tradition, but I understand why some people do it, like for religious reasons.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Downvote? Care to explain?

[Shezadi]

hahahahahaaha woah... somebody is NOT happy

[Shezadi]

the list is too long

[Shezadi]

You should only ask for an explanation if you have guts to listen.
everyone who doesn't believe in marriage and has commitment issues and marriage phobia gets a downvote.
Marriage is made for real brave men and women not for cowards and losers.
Marriage is a proof of commitment and love.
Marriage gives a man the right to call himself a man, a gentleman and a one woman man.
Those who don't get married are playboys, womanisers and mistresses and have no self-respect.
When two people are serious about each other and truly love each other and want to be together with each other until death get married.
Those who just want to have fun for few years and be available for others at the same time, treating their existing partners like a backup plan, don't get married.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Why would I ask for an explanation if I wouldn't listen?

Unless you're religious, marriage isn't necessary for commitment, like if you're with someone, shouldn't you already have that level of commitment?

How does it have anything to do with being a 'real man', like are you seriously that childish and think that you can determine that for someone else?

[TheUniqueOne96]

If you're religious fine, but not everyone else is and you can't force people to marry, to show commitment, like isn't forced marriage an issue in our culture anyway or at least it was?

A biological adult male human being is a real man, so no one is fake, because they don't fit someone's idiotic standards and who are you to determine that for anyone, like are you even real yourself, because you're quite obvious upset by my opinion and downvoted it, even though I'm were respecting other's views.

[TheUniqueOne96]

It's nothing to do with respecting women either.

[ShadowofRegret]

I believe society's degradation is to blame, most people these days do not have any real love or respect for one another, and they do not respect the sanctity of marriage.

It is a sorry sight to say the least...

[TheFlak38]

You don't need marriage to have children, The majority of children are born out of wedlock nowadays.
Why would a man place himself in a situation where the woman has legal power over him? Marriage is like signing your own death sentence.
"how beautiful life is with love and relationships."
Life can be beautiful without those things as well. What you call "love" is opportunism. You will only marry a man who can provide you emotional and financial support. Women love only opportunistically. Men love idealistically. Once the man has had enough of you and stopped providing you with all you irrational demands you begin to throw temper tantrums and say how he never loved you and never cares about you and how he doesn't do enough for you.

[Shezadi]

you mean to say illegitimate sin children

[Shezadi]

I will not let a man touch me before marriage. Those men who want to have relationships and children outside marriage don't respect women. They just to sleep with women and dump them.
Whereas, marriage gives women identity, honour, rights and security. Otherwise, a man can make a woman pregnant and deny it.

[TheFlak38]

I don't give a fuck about your sins. Those are stupid rules made for people who are too stupid to have their own moral code.

[TheFlak38]

Men have relationships with women out of marriage because women don't care about marriage to begin with. Yes, they just sleep with women and dump them. And thats a good thing.
If marriage gives a woman honour, RIGHTS (!!!) and security then why are you on gag? Why are you studying? Where is your masculine husband to tell you to get the fuck out of the world wide web and cook dinner? Where are your children? You can make the money later. Shut up and make some babies.

[Shezadi]

I have a boyfriend and he said he doesn't want to touch me before marriage and I will not let him touch me before marriage. We agreed on no physical relationship before marriage.
I am in a long distant relationship.
It has been almost a year and he didn't even touch me once.
I never had a face to face conversation even though i saw him in person.
After 3 months of relationship, his father asked for my hand in marriage.
I will marry him when I will complete my studies and when his financial situation will be good and I will have children. I will be a proud wife and a proud mother.

[TheFlak38]

hahaha a Pakistani 20 year old playing the traditional wife, where in all places? The fuckin UK! Thats right fellas. One of the most fucked up feminist countries not just in Europe but in the world!
"I never had a face to face conversation" For the guy's sake I hope he'll take you in Pakistan and not in the UK where you will realise what a wimp he is and then dump because you can, and then live off his sweat and the benefits you'll be getting from the, soon to become government, Labour Party.
The fact alone that you put your studies and his money before the actual marriage, shows what a hypocrite and a liar you are.

[Shezadi]

What is wrong with completing education and getting a job before marriage?

[Shezadi]

I am British Pakistani, I will do his spouse visa and do you think all Asians live off benefits even when London Mayor is a Pakistani and a Muslim, and so is the home secretary Sajid Javed.
Pakistan also had a female prime minister twice.
Pakistan is a modern country when women are receiving education and they are having careers, they are in all fields. They are women in the parliament, sports, they are female lawyers, doctors, teachers, reporters, they are actresses, they are in all fields.

[ex-gager]

Coz most of the people nowadays believe in working..

[Shezadi]

what is the point of earning if a person is going to alone for his entire life and no children to pass off his property to.

[ex-gager]

First a person has to get settled in order to for the betterment of there children and in olden times, people were used to get married at the age of just 14 years, so there's point in getting married..

[Lance1965]

Because there is very little advantages in being married if you are a man and most marriages failed within 8 years. The same can be said for having children, they can be great if you stayed together but if not the man has to be very well off to meet child support demands, another big loss for men. Till the system is made more fair men will continue to avoid marriage and kids.

[LuvAsh]

Bc it cost money and problems. These days even if u go to college and get good education, you're still not guaranteed a job. I'd love ti get married and have children when im older but not if I don't have a stable foundation to start a family with

[Shezadi]

it is a man's responsibility to provide for his wife and children

[LuvAsh]

Yeah I agree with that. But in this society (idk where u live but I live in Florida where it is kinda expensive to live here), most couples have to work unless one person has a REALLY good paying job. And it just depends on where u live and how much u make. If u live in New York the cost of living is wayyyyy higher than living in I don't know Colorado for example.

[LuvAsh]

So u can say its a man's responsibility which I agree but that's not how it is anymore in some areas. Both couples have to bring in some kinda income just to have a roof over their head

[jessture]

No it is not the man's responsibility to provide. It is the responsibility of both parents to provide. Get your sexist gender roles out of here

[LuvAsh]

Yes it is. Point blank period🤷🏾🤷🏾😜

[Shezadi]

@jessture if my culture and family, men are so kind that they allow their women to stay at home and become full time mothers because they feel guilty if a woman has to work hard, if she has to leave her children in childcare for strangers to look after.

[jessture]

And in my culture we don't reward gold diggers. I'm not allowed to demand gender roles when I date, and I'll be damned if I'm expected to adhere to any.

[Juxtapose]

@jessture Gold diggers would be very quick to change their positions if they changed genders.

[jessture]

Exactly. Just like there are women out there that hate the concept of almony, but only the few women that are required to pay it. They never think about the flip side of the coin

[Forgotmyfirstaccount]

I don't know if I qualify as young but I'm engaged and I'm hoping to have 8+kids

[ItalianGuy2020]

Let's face facts kids ruin lives kiss your hopes and dreams goodbye and get ready to deal with a bunch of BS if you have a kid and then when they are a teen they start getting arrested and in this economy you will be providing for them until they are 30 probably so I say to hell with that

[Shezadi]

Who said raising children is easy? This is why we have to respect our parents because they also put with a bunch of BS when they raised us. Not all teens get arrested, some actually get A stars in their GCSEs and A levels. Some actually make their parents proud. Malala Yousafzai got 11 A stars in her GCSEs and she went to Cambridge University.

[ItalianGuy2020]

I put my parents through hell and I do not wanna go through that with a kid of my own and yea some actually do great in school which is about memory retention not intelligence lol

[Shezadi]

"some actually do great in school which is about memory retention not intelligence lol"
I know man.
I have exams from 23rd April in UCL and didn't even start my revision.
UCL is world's 7th best university and still my parents are not proud of me.

[ItalianGuy2020]

I am sure you are intelligent but my point is I made the honor roll from studying memorizing things the school system programs us to be a certain way get rewarded for following directions but have a mind of your own you get in trouble they want us to grow up to be perfect followers and that is why normal people like us get crumbs in this world and everybody in the know is rich

[Anonymous]

There's nothing worthwhile for men in marriage. It's a legal contract that carries severe penalties for bad behaviour on his part, and rewards bad behavior on her part.

If I had known better, I never would have gotten married the first time

[Maazin]

I'm sure you're aware that the cricketer turned PM was a playboy in his heydays.

[boggboss]

Lol because most worked out marriage is simply government accepting two as together and not everyone wants kids saying life is incomplete without both is vary narrow minded

[boggboss]

Lol yes I hear no one saying damn I can't wait to move east to find true love how can you even claim the east has TRUE LOVE when arranged marriage is still a thing

[Shezadi]

what is wrong with arranged marriage?

[Shezadi]

my parents had arranged marriage and they are happy. They have been married for at least 20 years.

[boggboss]

Love true love is a choice you make not making the best out off a situation but you can't explain that to a drone

[Shezadi]

Arranged marriages are very popular in my family, everyone is happy and divorce is rare in my family. Arranged marriages have higher rates of success. If a guy is happy and if a girl is happy, what is your problem? At least, they get married.

[boggboss]

Lol divorce is near illegal in your religion so don't act like it's even a choice again making the best out off a situation you are put in is not true love but again you have your beliefs and I know that won't change

[Shezadi]

I repeat if a guy and a girl want to have an arranged marriage and they are happy, what is your problem?

[boggboss]

Lol because wanting it is irrelevant when it don't matter if they want it or not it's not there choice they want it because they have to have it lol

[red_knight]

I blame greed and lust

[Shezadi]

true this opinion will be selected.
Thank god someone respects woman.

[red_knight]

Thank you

[Redstang88]

1) Raising kids is expensive
2) Marriage is financial and legal suicide for men
3) We’ve got too many people as it is

[Shezadi]

Marriage is financial and legal suicide for men?

[Redstang88]

Do you know what happens to guys in divorces? If you’re lucky you only get robbed of half your stuff

[Shezadi]

are you talking about divorce bill and 50% property share?
I will not let a man touch me or take my virginity before marriage.
Women who let men touch them without marriage also go through emotional hell, even though it is not financial hell. Those women are usually used and dumped.
A man can impregnate a woman and deny it.
Prince Harry has 14 ex girlfriends - if those girls didn't believe in pre-marital sex, would it have been possible for Prince Harry to sleep with 14 women before officially getting married?
When a guy truly loves a woman, he goes to her father to ask for her hand in marriage or sends his father to talk and when a guy just wants to lust a woman and sleep with her, he doesn't marry her and just uses her to entertain himself for few years. A girlfriend has no status in the Royal family only a wife does. A wife is always superior to a mistress, legitimate children are superior to sin children/illegitimate children. Marriage is superior to a affair.

[Redstang88]

“Women who let men touch them without marriage also go through emotional hell” Ummmm, how? Dating sucks for guys as much as it does for girls.

“A man can impregnate a woman and deny it.” No. Ever heard of a paternity test?

Who gives a fuck about Prince Harry’s ex’s?

“legitimate children are superior to sin children/illegitimate children” No

[Redstang88]

You seem to see life as some race to the finish. What is so bad about dating someone because you like spending time with them?
Some people may be ok with marrying a complete stranger, but I’m not one of them.
And what difference does a government document make as far as having kids?

[Shezadi]

when did I say anything against dating or love marriage? I will also have a love marriage even though it will look like an arranged marriage because it is a long distant relationship.
I have a boyfriend and I never went on a date, I saw him in person but never had a face to face conversation because we are in two different countries. I told my 10 year old cousin to tell my boyfriend about my feelings in September 2018. So, even though it will be a love marriage but it will feel like an arranged marriage. I am not against dating or love marriage, I am only against adultery, women with self respect and brains don't do it.

[Anonymous]

Live is very complete without marriage and children. It's not financially smart to do either. If I want to enjoy life neither are a great idea.

[Juxtapose]

Children are pointless because the world is overpopulated and marriage is pointless because who in their right mind would get the government involved in their relationship?

[Shezadi]

you are so bitter and miserable that I feel sorry for you
you don't deserve marriage and children
respect women

[Shezadi]

you can see prostitutes, strippers, or those who want short-term relationships for fun or those who are up for one night stands, those type of women will not demand marriage

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Selfish and being stupid.

[Thatsamazing]

Because boring, gross, and hell with that.

[ItalianGuy2020]

Finally something we agree on

[Thatsamazing]

@ItalianGuy2020 Great but this has nothing to do with your other post.

[ravagesavage]

Cuz it's expensive

[ravagesavage]

And it's lame af like trash