That's why I added the last question. I wish there was information included in this data that showed us the real story. In my experience in the US, while the rates of children born out of marriages has increased, I do not see the amount of stable lifelong committments (like Sharni's) increasing. I personally could care less about marriage, what I am seriously worried about is the number of children being raised by single moms with multiple siblings with a variety of fathers. I question the stability of these families and the amount of responsibility these parents really have towards raising their children. I have a personal stake in this because I see it daily in situations where schools are now basically raising children with very little assistance from over-worked parents who show very little responsibility for the person they are creating.

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