Monday, March 27, 2006

Commitment: "Marriage is for White People"


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032500029.html

This article discusses the fact that marraige rates for African-American people has on a steady decline since the 1960s, and now sex, love, and having children are seen more as an "a la carte" deal rather than going hand-in-hand.

What's happened? Have Black women become more self-sufficient and therefore don't see the need to be married? Or have Black men become jaded by the idea of independent, self-sufficient "I don't need a man" type Black women? Or are both parties unwilling to make the necessary sacrifices for a good marriage?

Is marriage really just for White people?