Backlash Against Marriage May Come at Women’s Expense, Column Warns

A Fox News piece centers on Ingrid Jacques’s USA Today op-ed warning that a rising anti-marriage movement, boosted by viral culture and media narratives that demonize men, could hurt women by fueling “heteropessimism.” It points to research showing married women are generally happier, healthier, and earn more, notes declining marriage and birth rates, and argues that liberal emphasis on single life benefits few—suggesting a return to marriage as a remedy while acknowledging not all will or should marry.