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Why are people taking longer to marry?

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By Joan Salmon

What you need to know:

With more education, a number of people do not have to depend on the land as a source of income. Their sources of income give them leisure to marry when they want or when they find the love they are looking for

A few decades ago, society expected our parents to get married as soon as they became adults (18 years). However, today, people in their 20s and 30s are not in a hurry to commit, with many of them preferring extended courtship of up to seven years and more.

Harrison Musoke, a relationship counsellor, says to understand the current status quo, one needs to understand the difference between the circumstances now and then.

Why do people marry?

Many people in their 50s and 60s married because society expected that when a girl got to a certain age, they had to get married.

“If they did not do what was expected of them, they were ostracised,” he says.

Additionally, many survived on what they grew on their farms or the animals they reared, so, they needed labour, which was usually supplied by the members of the household. Therefore, it was prudent to have as many children as possible and as early as possible to supply the required labour.

However, today, sources of livelihoods have diversified. With more education, a number of people do not have to depend on the land as a source of income. Their sources of income give them leisure to marry when they want or when they find the love they are looking for. Click to read more..

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