> Meanwhile, politicians continue to talk about the sanctity of marriage and > the family. Like, get a clue! That stuff has no practical meaning to most > urban people under 40. > ck: So I had assumed, until I moved to Fresno--arguably an urban environment. Here, the average marrying age is the low 20s. I find myself the only unmarried person, of either gender, in my department. It's a married world in these parts, which comes as a shock after having lived in the Bay Area. Best, Carol ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html