> Porn is purely selfish pleasure. Thus, when a person is married, they're used to being selfish about their sexual pleasure, resulting in strife.
Are you married? For that matter, have you actually had sex?
You and your wife can enjoy sex without you putting any additional effort into it. The mechanics of it kinda guarantee that.
In fact, that's probably a massive difference between actual sex and what it portrayed in porn. When you're with somebody, you don't take turns ... they do that in porn because two people can't really fit into the shot. In real life there are no turns, you're both having fun at the same time.
> So, porn is a cause, or at least, part of a cause.
Porn isn't the cause. The parent is right. It's entirely rooted in economics and self-interest.
On top of what's already mentioned, there are heavy penalties for a male if the marriage ends. Child-support, alimony, 50% of your property, custody of children, etc.
So not too much upside on a successful marriage and heavy penalties on a failed one ... not surprising many men are choosing to opt out.
There are, of course, good reasons to still marry, but the answer isn't as clear-cut as it was before.