We are more isolated, have fewer confidants and close friends, and have little social support for family life, other than a huge helping of "family values." Marriage rates have steadily declined and cohabitation rates have increased dramatically over the past two decades. Despite this, Kimmel says, the resilient aspect is increasingly prevalent. “American families have changed dramatically throughout our history, and the family form continues to adapt to changing circumstances. Marriage remains quite popular, with more than nine in ten Americans taking the plunge. The percentage of women who remain single throughout their lives is actually lower today than it was at the beginning of the 20th century. More men than ever identify as fathers, and there are also more single fathers raising children than ever before” (Kimmel 2016). Although the family unit is not exactly in crisis, the concept of "misplaced nostalgia" still largely influences the debate on family values. Society's creation of the nuclear family – white, mother and father with children, successful, suburban – is something many Americans are still trying to realize and emulate