re: Is marriage as an institution dead?

I think people are having a more logical view on marriage.

Divorce only skyrocketed when it became more socially accepted. People will look at the numbers and say "there was a time when people didn't just up and get divorces, they worked things out".

Around the early part of the century 50% of divorces ended up in divorce, now I think its only just over 30% of marriages end up in divorce, which is likely due to more people not feeling pressured to marriage. Less people get married just because a pregnancy occurs.

So is marriage as an institution dead? I say no. People are just being more careful.