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Black Women The Least Likely To Marry???
As black women are taking over the work force as professionals and entrepreneurs, it seems that the possibility of the American dream of being married is steadily declining. Are we too independent that we are trading our careers for true love and marriage?
According to Census data, black women that are born after 1950 are the least likely group to get married and black couples have the highest divorce rate in the country... WOW!!! Recent studies have also shown that that two out of three black women are unwed and more than likely will never wed.
Seems that the "independent women" mentality is scarring men off. Although we want to be married, we also say in the same breath we can "function without a man." Black men are somewhat intimidated by this "independent woman" mentality and is what's causing the two not to merge.
Another factor that causes us black women to possibly not marry is the amount of black men in prison. Seems that more than one in every 10 men between the ages of early 20s to 30s are currently incarcerated and it's estimated that one in four men will eventually spend some time behind bars.
Black women chances are getting even more slim with the amount of us attending college compared to our male counterparts. With the rate of black women being twice as high, it leaves black women predominantly in the middle class alone.
With all this going on it's a wonder that black women have developed such an independent woman attitude. It seems like we're pretty much on our own as far as getting a man. Since most of us don't date outside our race, our chances of ever marrying and settling down with a black man are slim to none. Who would've thought that with our family-oriented backgrounds that we would be the ones stuck in mostly single parent homes???
What are your thoughts? Are we trading in romance for our careers???
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Comment by Meiqua Shepherd on June 7, 2012 at 3:46pm -
@Natara: exactly.. That what I was saying.. I love the fact that I can handle my own but not have to. Now if it comes a time that I have to then I can and will do it.. Now I don't have any kids yet and I'll be 31 in less than a month but that wasn't by choice it just hasn't happened yet. I think my mom would agree with you on having them early because all of us are grown and she's just about to turn 50 in Sept lol.. But for me I'm going to be a late bloomer which is cool but I am working on getting my ish all the way tight so I can make money and still be home with my kids!! :)
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Comment by Natara Smith on June 7, 2012 at 3:32pm -
I love the fact that I am a boss. I love the fact that I can take care of myself; but, I love the fact that I don't have to if I don't want to. I know I might get scolded for this but while I love my independance I don't want to be treated like my man's equal, I want to be treated better than him! I want a man who take care of business but knows that if he has to leave it in my hands I could too. As far as getting married before 30, everything is not for everybody. Yes in your 20's thats the time to do foolish things and make mistakes but I like the fact that I started my family early so that once they are grown and moved out I have saved enough to enjoy my travels and don't have to worry about any restrictions when I get there.
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Comment by Meiqua Shepherd on June 7, 2012 at 10:40am
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@LaTasha: exactly.. Nobody wants a needy woman, well at least not a REAL man. A REAL man wants to know that when things get rough his woman can hold it down. Yeah it's his job to be the man and take care of his woman, kids and household, but in the event he can't then what. I'm not nor will I ever be a weak woman who can't hold my own. I think that is just crazy!!! I know my place but that doesn't mean I can't get out there and make things happen and have dreams and goals of my own!!!
I once had a psychology professor tell me that no woman should get married before 30 and a man before 35 anyway because there is so much going on in your life from the time you get out of high school, go on to college and start your career. Around this age most women who are about something are very career driven. I wish I had listened to him because I got married 5 yrs too early and my husband is younger than me and you can only imagine.. LOL!
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Comment by LaTasha Blevins on June 7, 2012 at 8:15am -
Here we go again. Clearly black women are doing something right because we are being attacked. I guess researchers forgot to mention in the same census 75% of black women are married or have been married by the time they are 35. We are getting married just later than other groups. And a side bar...most black men I talk to love an independant women who can take care of herself. I thought Neyo made a song about that...
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