Marriage is good for men and women
Get married. Do not listen to the cultural forces on both Right and Left who are trying to propagandize you against this gift of God.
Over the last few decades, the age for first marriage has increased significantly for both men and women, and this has had negative ramifications for society. Given that 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 teaches us that it is better to marry than to burn, the church should be encouraging young men and young women to get married, and get married younger. Doug Wilson had a couple of good articles on this issue a decade ago here and here.
As I wrote on Valentine's Day last year, married men are healthier, wealthier and happier than single men. I didn't focus on women, because much of the anti-marriage discourse directed at women is from feminists. The anti-marriage discourse directed at men is generally from the Right and has even infected Christendom, so as a conservative Christian I thought it was more important to address that error instead. Conservatives are more likely to listen to a fellow conservative than feminists would be.
But what about women? Is marriage better for women? Yes. Married women are also healthier, wealthier and happier than single women. See here and here and here and here and here and here for more. Yes, there are exceptions, but outliers do not invalidate averages.
One of the most common objections to marriage, especially on the Right, is the percentage of marriages that end in divorce. The number of first marriages that end in divorce is closer to 40% than 50%, but that is still a high number. Even if the number was 50%, that does not make it true that entering marriage is a "coin flip." You are not a helpless victim of chance, pulling a lever on a slot machine.
As an example, consider obesity. Around 40% of adults are obese in these United States. Does that mean that you personally have a 40% chance of being obese? If you eat healthy and exercise, your chances of being obese are much smaller than that. Your chances of developing obesity-related health problems are also significantly lower than people who do not make the same choices. The same is true of marriage. Just because others get divorced does not mean you will get divorced.
So yes, get married. Be wise in who you choose as your wife or husband, and practice good habits once you are married. Do not listen to the feminists who condemn marriage as oppression of women, or the anti-feminists who are consumed with bitterness and despair. Have faith and trust God.

