Another Study Laments the So-Called Inability of Single Black Women to Find Elegible Black Men to Marry

Another study released lamenting the inability of single black women to find elegible black males to marry.

Another study has been released lamenting the inability of single black women to find elegible single black males to marry. According to the NY Times, the familiar question these single black women are asking is where are the “good” black men to marry?

A new study shows that more and more black men are marrying women of other races. In fact, more than 1 in 5 black men who wed (22 percent) married a nonblack woman in 2008. This compares with about 9 percent of black women, and represents a significant increase for black men — from 15.7 percent in 2000 and 7.9 percent in 1980.

Sociologists said the rate of black men marrying women of other races further reduces the already-shrunken pool of potential partners for black women seeking a black husband.

“When you add in the prison population,” said Prof. Steven Ruggles, director of the Minnesota Population Center, “it pretty well explains the extraordinarily low marriage rates of black women.”

Among all married African-Americans in 2008, 13 percent of men and 6 percent of women had a nonblack spouse. This compares with nearly half of American-born Asians choosing non-Asian spouses.

“The continuing imbalance in the rates for black men and black women could be making it even harder for black women to find a husband,” said Prof. Andrew J. Cherlin, director of the population center at Johns Hopkins University. Source: NY Times

What I find absolutely disheartening is the constant interjection of black males in prison. From the study results, it would seem that the majority of single black males are incarcerated. This is patently false. To my single black sisters out there, don't hesitate to look outside your race for true love. While I am married to a black man, I have had interracial relationships during my single years and I enjoyed them immensely. In my opinion, there's absolutely nothing wrong with dating or even marrying someone from another race. As long as both parties are happy, then that's all that should matter. Of course, in the real world, there will always be people who have an issue, but in the final analysis, who really cares what they think?