Gen Zs who are 2020 Covid HS Grads and 2024 College Grads - "I'm engaged" Trend

[Anonymous]

If this is happening i wonder why this is happening.

[Anonymous]

Smart

Millennials screwed up big time

[Anonymous]

My rising college senior is talking about getting married in a couple years. I’m nervous but if she’s out of school and they have jobs, it is her choice.

[Anonymous]

I think they've realized it's not going to work to save money first. Might as well get married and see what happens.

[Anonymous]

They're getting married younger, because life is expensive. They're realizing mom and dad are no longer floating their lifestyle and can't afford to live well on their own. They also want to have children at a younger age, so their parents (us) can help raising their family. Bottom line, they're realizing that being on their own is hard.

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Anonymous wrote:They're getting married younger, because life is expensive. They're realizing mom and dad are no longer floating their lifestyle and can't afford to live well on their own. They also want to have children at a younger age, so their parents (us) can help raising their family. Bottom line, they're realizing that being on their own is hard.

Plus, younger couples have LESS infertility problems.

[Anonymous]

I just attended a college grad party where an engagement was announced- so young and hopeful - it was sweet.

[Anonymous]

So many pages and yet the actual data doesn’t support any of this regardless of how many useless anecdotes people throw out.

Median marriage ages continue to increase and higher rates of marriage among UMC/college-educated…so it’s the very people discussed here.

[Anonymous]

Gen Z is the most anxious yet most independent thinking generation. They grew up in daycares yet were helicoptered to the fullest. They want loving partners and work life balance, not willing to put off marriages or sacrifice quality of life for career advancement.

[Anonymous]

Finding partners became a complex challenge with apps and economy. Gen Z prefers finding partners early and organically.

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I’ve heard about it, but neither of my Gen Z kids have friends who are doing this. They all think marriage and babies are too risky in this economy and political climate.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD graduated college this year and is on her way with a promising career as a Learning Disability Teacher. She and her boyfriend have been seriously dating for over 4 years. He's a great young man and we do love him. But after college graduation DD started floating the idea of getting engaged....stating that she knew many friends (both young women and men) who got engaged right after graduation.

My DD tells me that her generation is getting engaged/married younger - making it sound like a trend. I'm in the "you are too young to get engaged, let alone married" mainly because I feel she should focus on her career first without distractions of an "engagement".
I would give the same advice to any young man or woman just graduating college. But DD continues to show me posts from friends happily stating "I'm engaged"! Admittedly, on the university's parent FB page I did see a few posts of "happily engaged" right after graduation.

But I am wondering....is anyone else is seeing a "trend" of this generation getting engaged/married younger?

I wonder if this is a result of those being greatly affected by the "pandemic years" -- they lost key milestones from senior year in 2020 and then again their first year of college....all while seeing the devastating deaths on a daily basis via social media/news outlets.

It's her choice and if you are someone who hopes to become a grandma, with the fertility issues increasingly impacting potential mothers, it may be for the best.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 22 college grad. 4 of their friends are engaged and getting married in next 6 months. Another 2 are living with their SO (together since freshman and sophomore year of college). From their HS friends/acquaintances, there are 5 who just got engaged in last 3 months. These are all kids from highly educated households, the kids are all on their career paths (ie done with college/advanced degrees for their career choices). I don't see an issue with it, especially if they have been toagether for several years. However, note that most of these kids are 2 years out from undergrad---but they are with their SO from junior/senior year of college (or earlier).

This sounds like my DS and his GF. He graduated from college in '22, she graduated in '23. They're living together now, he has a very good job at a FAANG and she is starting grad school in the fall. A few of their very large social circle got married/engaged (while in med school, law school!). They met as sophomore/junior in college. I don't know if they will end up getting married, but seems like they're on the path. His father and I married 32 and 35, and have been married 24 yrs. So a bit different.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely NOT a trend in my kids' graduating cohorts at UVA and GMU. They know the family rule is no marriage until
grad school is finished and you are fully self-supporting. One kid is finishing his doctorate and the other is in law school.

JFC that's controlling. We would never dream of telling our kids when they can and can't get married--they're adults. We did raise them to understand the importance of their education (which we did and are paying for), but I would never try to control them with money. Which is exactly what you're doing.

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Anonymous wrote:She also wants to be a tradwife, amrite?

Probably. Learning disability teacher is a tip
off. Not going to make much money

+1

She was looking for her MRS degree.

Those teaching programs are mostly women, so that disproves your theory. You don’t think that anyone would sincerely want to teach kids with disabilities? You must be a cr*p person, so assume everyone else is, too.