America’s Dream Home: Married, Employed, and Screwed
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Trying to own a home, get married, and keep a job in 2025 America feels like chasing Bigfoot with a slingshot. The article reports 'unemployment is low, but so are new job postings,' making entry-level jobs for young grads the stuff of legends. Marriage rates are crashing, but so is divorce—meaning couples are either stuck or just don’t bother. Housing prices are historical highs, while sales sink to their slowest since vinyl records were cool again. As one expert deadpans, 'marriage is becoming much rarer and much more stable,' basically the adult version of "if you see it, don’t touch it."
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(1 of 3)Source: Axios | Published: 8/3/2025 | Author: Dave Lawler
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