Long relationships a thing of the past???

[Marianne22]

Long as in meet as teens / early 20s until 70s / 80s?

Do people still want the engagement wedding house kids.

My grandparents were married over 60 years.

My parents split when I was 16 probably together 20 years)

Time will tell me and DH have been together 13.

I think with Instagram and Snapchat plus dating apps their are so many opportunities to meet people.

In generations past, women accepted a lot more than they are willing to tolerate these days.
The types of men that philandered back then would have been considered a 'rum lad' or a rogue where I come from.
Domestic violence was a case of keep it in the home and resolve it yourselves.
With women's rights came higher expectations and less tolerance, which is not a bad thing in my opinion.

I think it has a lot to do with increased expectations. In previous decades women just accepted that they’d bear the brunt of domestic chores and childcare. Whereas nowadays they become resentful when the husband doesn’t do his share and they end up leaving him.

This is true. But a lot of decent men have risen to the plate and now play their part in bringing up their DC. My DH and 2 BILs are all great dads, as are a lot of other men. Which bodes well for those kids even if the marriage breaks up.