v. bodÂ·ed, bodÂ·ing, bodes. v.tr. 1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft. 2. Archaic To predict; foretell. v.intr. To be an omen; portend: The peace accord bodes well for the city under siege.
Currently the average age at marriage in the US is 26.8 years for men, and 25.1 years for women. It is interesting that though this represents an increased age for men, it is not significantly higher than the rate 100 years ago. Actually age rates at marriage for men declined from 1910 through 1960.he largest jump in a decade was womenâs average age at marriage in 1980 and 1990. In ten years the age rate jumped from 22 years to 23.9. In fact in the last 20 years, both men and women show a considerable increase in age at marriage.
In the United States, the declines have occurred among all age groups, but are most dramatic among young adults. Today, just 20% of adults ages 18 to 29 are married, compared with 59% in 1960. Over the course of the past 50 years, the median age at first marriage has risen by about six years for both men and women. It is not yet known whether todayâs young adults are abandoning marriage or merely delaying it.