In her 79 fabulous years, actress Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands. If she had lived a longer and healthier life, that number might have been even higher. While it’s true Taylor was an anomaly, it turns out that as more time becomes available, mating behaviors do begin to shift. In 1950, the average age at first marriage was 23 for men and 20 for women. Today, with longer life expectancies, average age at first marriage is 28 for men and 26 for women. Those numbers will likely climb higher as women gain more control over their fertility with reproductive technologies such as IVF, egg freezing, and ovary and embryo transplants. The ability to have children at much later ages means that it will be possible for siblings to be separated by many decades. A woman might have one child when she is 22 and another when she is 62, and the relationship between those siblings might be less like traditional siblings and more like that between an uncle and nephew. Dynamics will change in the workplace too. It’s possible to imagine a scenario where a 25-year-old is put on the same corporate team as a healthy 100-year-old. The cultural difference between the two workers may be stark, which means that the ability to co-operate with diverse groups of people will be a highly sought after when hiring new employees. Read more: ideas.time/2013/09/18/will-you-still-love-me-when-im-164/#ixzz2fKoPnKkB
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:51:14 +0000
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