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Because men and women are choosing to settle down and raise families later, no argument here. Men in their 20's (with less resources vs older men who have been in the workforce longer) are waiting longer because they have fewer options and are generally not able to compete with older men and the data from the dating apps back this up. Conversely following the same time line, women are out having fun in their 20's and are only choosing to settle down in their 30's because this is the point that they run out of options.Well.....You could not be more wrong about the age gap in marriages. The age gap between men and women in marriages is the lowest it's been (2.2 years) in all of American History.
I agree with your data point.
Both men and women are waiting longer to marry....and thus start a family. The average for men is 30.2 and 28.4 for women (compared to 26 and 22 in 1925)

Nothing to argue here other than, women staying home and raising a family is always going to be the best outcome for everyone involved. Financially it makes sense for the parents and I would add children in families that remain intact with stay at home mothers do better on average in school vs mothers and fathers who choose to be career moms and dads where children are spending more time with strangers in daycares and afterschool programs.Ironically the biggest factor forcing women (and men) back into traditional roles....and believe it or not the % is starting to creep up...... is the high cost of childcare. 18% of all 'traditional' households now have men as the stay at home parent. That's an enormous increase. The more childcare increases, the more it will make sense for 1 of the 2 working parents (whoever makes less) transition back into the home.