In his book the marriage-go-round: the state of marriage and the family in america today (2009), sociologist andrew cherlin proposes that americas love-hate relationship with marriage stems from the:

According to A ndrew Cherlin, Americans are faced with the difficulty to commit to one person in his/her lifetime - a term called polyarmous. In actuality, this is not the case for americans only but can also be possible to all nationals. Love is always applicable to all.