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