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"Men are 10 times more scared of marrying the wrong person than of never getting married at all," Weisman told Reuters. "This is the first generation of people who have grown up with bad divorces. People assume there is something wrong if you don't marry, but these are men who have made a different choice and not given in to social pressures." There is perhaps less social or religious pressure now for people to marry than at any other time in history, and men are taking advantage of that. In 1980, just 6 percent of men who had reached their early 40s had never married, compared with 17 percent today.
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Weisman based much of the information in his book on the results of a survey he conducted with 1,533 heterosexual men. He learned there are three groups of bachelors:
--Those who are sure they never want to marry: 8 percent
--Those who do want to marry: 31 percent
--Those who want to marry, but won't settle for anything less than perfection: 31 percent
--Those who aren't sure if they want to marry: 30 percent
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Nearly three-fourths of these men insist they are not afraid of marriage. They are, however, very much afraid of marrying the wrong woman. "It's so important to these men to get it right," Weisman told Reuters. "My best advice to single women after bachelors is to be patient. If you're in a hurry to get married, you'll be frustrated." For some, money is a major reason why men won't commit to marriage. "Those with little money said they would have nothing to offer a partner, with some suffering self-esteem issues and withdrawing from the dating pool," Weisman explained to Reuters. "While those who are financially sound were terrified what a bad divorce could do to them."
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The takeaway: Single men are not unhappy. Most have found great contentment in being a bachelor, creating lives that are full with careers, friends and ambition.
