Cost...

While marriage is often seen as an essential step in a successful life. 

Getting married is still “the most prestigious way to live your life.”  

Justice Anthony Kennedy once wrote, “Marriage responds to the universal fear that a lonely person might call out only to find no one there.

 It offers the hope of companionship, and assurance that while both still live there will be someone to care for the other.” 

The notion that marriage is the best answer to the deep human desire for connection and belonging—is incredibly seductive.   But whatever its benefits, marriage also comes with a cost."

 Sociologists found that marriage actually weakens other social ties. Compared with those who stay single.

Married folks are less likely to visit or call parents and siblings and less inclined to offer them emotional support or pragmatic help.

Single people, by contrast, are far more connected to the social world around them. On average, they provide more care for their siblings and aging parents. They have more friends. They are more likely to offer help to neighbors and ask for it in return. This is especially true for those who have always been single. Single women in particular are more politically engaged—attending rallies and fundraising for causes that are important to them—than married women