According to a report published by the Superintendency of Notaries and Registry on September 30, 2023, up to that date 91,199 couples had gotten married, but in that same period in 2022 151,210 couples had already gotten marriedwhich showed a 40% drop in people who decided to get married.
For this reason, Carolina Guzmán, psychologist, spoke in W Weekend about the myths and truths of marriage.
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“The trend is changing. “Two decades ago people talked about liquid love, that our society would leave solid relationships for superficiality,” the expert began by saying.
And in that sense, he pointed out that today “few people believe in ‘forever’, in princesses, couples rarely do what I want, relationships have changed in terms of power; “There are several situations or factors that modify this type of commitment.”
He explained that humanity has had and built as “one of its maxims families made up of committed values, romanticism and security.” but that “all of this has been lost.”
Thus, those who suffer from these situations turn out to be children, since as the tendency is not to get married, there is also a tendency to divorce: “it is a broth of sadness“, said. a broth of sadness.
“Contracts of love and loyalty must be given from a place of emotional maturity”, he concluded.
Tips and advice for making the decision to ‘give the ring’
- The expert mentioned that the most important thing is not to make the mistake of impulsiveness: “If we don’t feel ready, let’s not do them,”
- “Our life expectancy has lengthened (…) it is not good to rush: They said as a myth that if you didn’t get married before 30 you would be single, but it’s not true.“, said.
- Finally, he expressed that it is necessary “start from a young age to do what you like, to live what you like and develop your personality.”
Listen to the full interview below:
Why are people stopping getting married? Psychologist explains
