ABC News article about the Black middle class…

[larry3344]

…marriage rates.

Single, Black, Female -- and Plenty of Company

A high proportion of black women, 42 percent, have never been married. Here, four friends talk about their lives as chronically single black women, and author Steve Harvey offers his advice.

abcnews.go.com

 

[larry3344]

fast forward to now, is anyone seeing any improvement in Black women relationships?

 

[MissNina]

Most Black women I know who want to get married are or at least have before, even if it didn’t last - and to Black men at that - before/by 40. So I have always taken those “stats” with a big grain of salt in the first place Bc I really didn’t/dont see the it outside of a VERY specific place (like LA ).

I will admit I have found overall that it does take Black men longer to commit than other groups. I have a strong theory I won’t share Bc ppl like to steal & publish our posts, but it is troubling. When I compare my white women friends & classmates to my Black ones there is definitely a huge difference in the age of marriage/family. Like they’ve been married 10 years with 4 kids @ 35. Now THAT difference is concerning to me.

(FTR, in 2009 I despised Steve Harvey lol.)