This web site can and does answer a lot of questions but not yours. Marriage takes the love of TWO hearts working together, not just one. I personally don't believe there's any book or any person that can really explain what true love, marriage really is. But what do I know?? I'm just an old guy that's been married to the same wonderful lady for the last 55 years.
You are correct. And also lived coming up in a different time. We're not as many safety nets for women, there was a lot of social pressures that also shaped people's behavior that is not there now. There is a lot of psychological/ behavioral changes that have come with it.
Ladies of your age likely had less than 5 sexual partners in their life. Promiscuity was openly shunned same as homos. Today its common to be in the double digits before they are out of high-school. Studies show when that number gets above 7 the ability to pair bond for women gets destroyed.
Conditions are not like they were for my grandfather. Often the older generation is not familiar with younger trends. I mean what do you think would be the reaction to a girl that made appointments to set a record of some crazy amount 100 or 1000 men in a day on video back in your 20s. She limited them to only 5 min to keep things moving along. In the interview she said she flet bad several were not able to finish in the time allowed. NO SHAME AT ALL PROUD AND BRAGGING ABOUT IT. Never would have happened back them and she sure would not be giving interviews about. Same as all the queer and Trans stuff. Sure some was around but it was keep hidden.
Now I dont have 55 years of marriage but I have been with my wife 30 years married 22 in October. I have teen to early 20s kids and see more of what's going on and how much worse thing are from the young ones and also still in the work force see what's happening to married guys I work with.
Even A t man lady unknowingly made my own points for me in a pm exchange whe she wanted to set me strait.
Amoung many other things She said my wife was/would be cheating on me becuse im away working a lot among a lot of other emotional crap. . OK so she admits a woman cant be trusted to be true when a man is busting his hump to provide the life the woman wants. She 100% in her own attempt and emotional responce made my point and saying women cant be trusted to stay true. Yet what set her off i think was my saying no girls nights out or close male friends are good boundaries for young men to set. My stance in that is girls drinking and dancing at a club is a bad idea . If a woman wants to live a single lifestyle dance and gring on random guys ashe can stay single.
Young men and women dont have much in common and typically young men friends with a woman will jump at the chance to sleep with her if it arrives. If she needs close male attention beyond her husband there are some issues. This may change with the older guys with lower T.