With a woman a look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with the point.

According to the Pew Research Center, 2023, marked a record high of Americans over 40 who've never been

married. In a related study earlier in the year, a majority of Americans said that an enjoyable

career and friendships were at the top of the list of things they thought could

provide a fulfilling life but that having children or being married was not to

or not at all important.

This, while plenty of other studies are showing that all of these expectations

that Americans seem to have are not yielding the expected results.

American happiness is at an all-time low.

The most consistently happy people in the U.S.

Are the married ones. Meanwhile, job satisfaction? Well, that varies wildly based on income

age and a sense of meaningful contribution. Of course course marriage alone doesn't always make the unhappy

happy or the unfulfilled fulfilled, but there's a clear picture from these numbers. Those who live

for more than themselves find more satisfaction and more happiness. It's almost like we were made that way.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.