i was raised by hippies. all they had was love until my mom couldn't stand my dad's unmedicated bi-polarity anymore. financial security was an afterthought, and that has categorized my approach to love and marriage for the most part.

now that you mention it, the ability for women to stay in love vs. the reasons they marry have been two different things, and when i see a general statement about women having trouble staying in love as a reason for why they're not marrying, i find it preposterous. for the reason that i haven't felt that way about how i've approached my own relationships, and the larger issue of exactly what you brought up--that the reasons for marrying have changed for both partners.

i largely agree with what the results of the study show, i just find some of the quotes funny.