“In today’s economics of marriage, it’s a man’s world”

USA Today: “‘Marriage is a different deal than it was 40 years ago,’ says Pew economist Richard Fry, a co-author of the study. ‘Typically, most wives did not work, so for economic well-being, marriage penalized guys with more mouths to feed but no extra income. Now most wives work. For guys, the economics of marriage have become much more beneficial.’”