I mean, statistically it’s also been well documented that marriage rates in general have been on decline for a long time anyway. According to Pew Research Center for example, only 44% of Millennials were married in 2019, compared with 53% of Gen Xers, 61% of Boomers and 81% of Silents at a comparable age. When you consider that of those generations, Gen X is also the smallest by like a huge margin, it makes it even more significant decline. Basically the traditional view that marriage + kids is the only “adulting” option is thankfully no longer the norm.
I mean, statistically it’s also been well documented that marriage rates in general have been on decline for a long time anyway. According to Pew Research Center for example, only 44% of Millennials were married in 2019, compared with 53% of Gen Xers, 61% of Boomers and 81% of Silents at a comparable age. When you consider that of those generations, Gen X is also the smallest by like a huge margin, it makes it even more significant decline. Basically the traditional view that marriage + kids is the only “adulting” option is thankfully no longer the norm.