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thanks, Phil Trupp, for writing such a positive illuminating letter.
As to most of the other posters, I don't get what all the anger is.
What do you care if some stranger 1,000 miles away ever marries or not? Why is that somehow a threat to YOU personally?
Nothing here is earth-shattering. Now that women have economic independence, they don't have to marry for survival. That means some marry for love rather than money, some postpone marrying, and some never marry. So what's the big deal?
That self-determination makes them happy. Yep, that makes sense. Being controlled and subservient is a downer for sure. Being independent, directing one's own destiny does make one happy.
And Trupp is so right, once economics and dependency is removed from the relationship dynamic, there is so much more room left for the good things: sharing, communication, cooperation, love etc. You can enjoy life more when you're in control of your own destiny and not dependant on someone, which doesn't mean you can't or won't marry, just that it's for more enlightening reasons.
