Are Black Men Prepared For Marriage?

It’s no secret that over the years the collective opinion on marriage and it’s perceived value within the Black community has shifted tremendously. Various factors played into this phenomenon which has yet to be identified in any other ethnic group. One being the crack epidemic of the ’80s that shifted many households from dual to single, another being the mass incarceration epidemic that followed shortly thereafter. Whatever we attribute this to, many Black millennial men do not consider marriage to be a personal milestone. This sounds something like, “Sure I’ll get married, if I ever come across the right woman” or “Marriage ain’t for everybody” or my personal favorite, “Marriage is just a piece of paper.”