Discussion Thread: Does Rampant Individualism Threaten the Institution of Marriage?

At tonight's event one of the panelists said that even if same-sex marriage was not in fact "a threat to marriage," marriage was still in crisis for other reasons. Particularly, it's a rampant individualism that is damaging to marriage. People choose to pursue careers rather than get married. People feel entitled to happiness and so divorce rather than "stick it out;" or, perhaps, rampant individualism also has a component of self-indulgence? In any case, our individualistic society has a social safety net and amounts of prosperity where it's possible to lead a successful life, whatever that might mean, without ever getting married. This is just to put these thoughts out there. Please leave a comment.