Old Marrieds

In Calvin Trillin's (440) "Old Marrieds," the narrator expresses his concerns that couples who have stayed faithful to their marriage vows for a long number of years are becoming viewed as a relic in contemporary society, something the author tells us is associated with "Lawrence Welk" music and a "fifties revival package." Despite "Old Marrieds" being written two decades ago, married couples who have been married for twenty years or more are still considered rare and a quaint throwback to an earlier era's values and lifestyle.

In Sarah Dobson's "You Can Go Home Again," the author describes how a greater number of younger people are delaying the transition to adult life by delaying major life changes that

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