Americans are delaying marriage and childbirth. This infographic from Demos represents U.S. Census results showing that in 2010 the average age for a man to marry was 28 and for a woman the average age was 26.

In 2009 sociologist Mark Regnerus writing for Christianity Today suggested that American churches failed to teach Christians how to get married.

For Christian singles preparing to get married there are counselors that provide biblically-based pre-marriage counseling such as Marriage Missions International.