Male Marital Outlook Linked to Upbringing

NEW YORK - AP - While most single young men aspire to marriage, about one-fifth are deeply skeptical of the institution and their prospects of making it work, according to a new national survey which closely links men's marital outlook to their upbringing. ..."A huge percentage of the men say they'll marry when it's time to settle down, which a lot of women don't quite understand.  A word of advice to women — make sure you're getting the guy at just this time." ...22% of the unmarried men were depicted as "hardcore marriage avoiders." ...American men marry at 27, compared to 23 in 1970.