Is marriage worth it? Single women say no.

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It's hard out there for single women who date men. You've maybe heard friends complaining about the dating pool, or perhaps you yourself are navigating its murky waters. According to economics reporter Rachel Wolfe at The Wall Street Journal, American women are giving up on marriage, with only 34% of single women looking for romance, versus 54% of single men.

Brittany is joined by Rachel, alongside Minda Honey, author of her memoir, The Heartbreak Years. Together they talk about the key reasons why women are less and less interested in the prospect of dating, let alone getting married.

Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content. Join NPR+ today.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:19.5	Okay, y'all, today you and I are connecting the dots between Steve Harvey, aka something old.
0:25.1	The latest season of love is blind, aka something new. Credit cards, aka something borrowed,
0:31.8	and women's disappointment, aka something blue.
0:36.4	I know, I know.
0:37.5	How are all of these things connected?
0:39.1	Well, we are going to find out with Rachel Wolf.
0:41.1	She's an economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author Minda Honey,
0:44.8	who was written about power and relationships in Los Angeles review of books,
0:48.3	The Washington Post, and in her memoir, The Heartbreak Years.
0:51.5	Rachel, Linda, welcome to it's been a minute.
0:53.6	Thank you.
0:54.2	Thank you so much for having me.
0:55.7	Thanks so much.
0:57.2	So just really quick, what do you think?
0:58.6	In our year of 2025, is marriage in or is it out?
1:03.5	In.
1:04.4	I'm an optimist.
1:05.5	Okay, Minda says in.
1:06.5	What do you say, Rachel?
1:08.1	I would say out.
1:09.8	Okay, see, this is what I love.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.