death rates of white middle class American males

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(02-28-2017, 01:05 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote: Any prospective marriage partner, whether male or female, is sort of dumb to marry unless they want to possibly give up a substantial portion of cash flow. The only exceptions to this are cases where one is marrying "up." But if one's marriage couples one with a lesser earner, one will be making a financial sacrifice, one way or another.

I don't get your logic. Let's say you have two people making $40,000 a year, living in two separate households, paying rent or mortgage for their separate apartments, with two sets of furniture, etc... When they marry, they move into one dwelling. How does that not save money? Same goes for if one makes $50,000 and the other makes $30,000; both are still better off combining income and sharing a home.

Unless you are comparing tax rates of married couples versus cohabitating couples. That's another story...

Another factor is if children come into the picture. Yes, children are a big hit on one's finances.