Is marriage harder today? Why one psychologist says yes [Video]

HALIFAX –

Marriage might be the oldest institution in the world, but it’s struggling to adapt to the pressures of modern life.

According to Toronto-based registered psychologist Adisa Azubuike, marriage is harder today than it was just a decade ago.

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Azubuike has been practising psychotherapy and counselling married couples for 25 years. He said that the problems faced by married couples are becoming more pronounced.

“There are more distractions for couples,” Azubuike told CTV’s Your Morning. “The phone is ubiquitous.”

Azubuike said it is more common for couples to scroll, alone, on their phones than it is for them to walk together or talk.

People also have higher expectations for their marriages today, Azubuike said, with both men and women getting married later. According to Statistics Canada, the mean age for people getting married for the first time was 31.2 in 2020, up from 29 years in …