What is evolving is a collapse of traditional marriage and massive uncertainty regarding relationships. Some studies report a decline of sexual activity, decline of emotional commitment, and so on. What is created then is the anguish of freedom. When there is no rule as a guide, you confront the problem that it is not clear what to do. This represents a fundamental restructuring of deeply held rituals of life and the intense resistance of traditionalists to this process. This will be a part of the sixth cycle’s politics but a declining part. Traditional marriage was an economic necessity,
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