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Half the men in Seattle are never-married singles, census data shows

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118 points blondie9x | 1 comments | 13 Apr 25 14:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.25s | source
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KolmogorovComp ◴[13 Apr 25 14:50 UTC] No.43673205[source]▶
> As marriage becomes less popular among younger generations, Seattle men have hit a milestone of singledom: For the first time, half of the men living in the city have never been married.

How can this logical fallacy pass through editorialising? As marriage becomes less popular, for the same number of couples, you will have fewer marriages but not more singles.

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bqmjjx0kac ◴[13 Apr 25 14:53 UTC] No.43673227[source]▶
Can you explain the fallacy in more detail? It doesn't seem like a leap that if marriage is less popular, a larger percentage of the population is single.
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1. tyre ◴[13 Apr 25 16:55 UTC] No.43674142[source]▶
They can be in a relationship (not single) but not married. I know people in relationships for 7+ years who haven’t married. That was far less common the further back you go.