It's official: Gen Z are not delaying marriage til 30s anymore, young weddings are cool again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those pesky facts from a May 2024 article:

The world that millennials and Gen Z live in is vastly different from the one that their parents and grandparents grew up in. One aspect of modern life that has significantly changed is marriage: Younger generations are settling down at a much older age than what was commonplace in the past. Research suggests that getting married in your early 20s was the norm in the mid-1900s. Now, millennials, a cohort of people born between 1981 and 1996, and Gen Z, those with a birthdate from 1997 to 2012, are waiting until their late 20s and early 30s to say “I do.”

Do you know how to read? How can an author claim Gen Z “are waiting until their late 20s and early 30s” when the oldest Gen Zs are only 27? This is a bullshit cope and propaganda, probably written by AI.

[Anonymous]

It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those pesky facts from a May 2024 article:

The world that millennials and Gen Z live in is vastly different from the one that their parents and grandparents grew up in. One aspect of modern life that has significantly changed is marriage: Younger generations are settling down at a much older age than what was commonplace in the past. Research suggests that getting married in your early 20s was the norm in the mid-1900s. Now, millennials, a cohort of people born between 1981 and 1996, and Gen Z, those with a birthdate from 1997 to 2012, are waiting until their late 20s and early 30s to say “I do.”

Do you know how to read? How can an author claim Gen Z “are waiting until their late 20s and early 30s” when the oldest Gen Zs are only 27? This is a bullshit cope and propaganda, probably written by AI.

Because they can interview GenZ adults, see actual marriage rates of the existing cohort and make projections.

I guess because the facts don’t support your bullshit, you come back with more bullshit.

You won’t find any research that support what OP has posted…but feel free to get off your ass and do some research and post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

You must be reading a different thread. People saying that there is nothing inherently wrong with marrying young, and that a young marriage can in fact be a happy marriage, does not equal saying that it’s the only way.

There are many posters in this thread calling people who marry young stupid, gross, sad, etc.

[Anonymous]

DC is full of femcel cat ladies and IVF moms old enough to be pensioned grandmothers who seethe when they see happy young love birds. Sorry you were duped into making terrible life choices. Try to be happy for young people making better choices than you made.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bet all these young folks divorce. No one has the tenacity for marriage anymore. People put their own “journey” before the hardcore commitment a marriage takes. Everyone is so opinionated and sure of themselves. Let’s see these marriages in a decade. There is no residency in this generation.

Only a damaged, bitter, and jaded person sees beautiful wedding photos of a gorgeous young couple and impulsively predicts (let’s be honest, you hope for) a divorce. I honestly feel sorry for you and anyone else spamming similar. You’re projecting your own baggage onto these madly in love and glowing young people.

Or someone who is good at statistics. How many Hollywood marriages last more than 10 years? How many Hollywood marriages of people under 25 last more than 10 years. Can you name a single one? I don’t think I can.
I’m actually happy for them. Liz Taylor once made a comment that people should feel glad for her that she fell in love so many times. It’s a wonderful sign of hope — these people willing to say “I love you” even knowing it probably won’t last. If you spend your life waiting for the person that will be “forever” you might just spend your life alone. These people are super rich so there’s really no downside to a 5 year or 10 year marriage. If it lasts longer, great! Hope it does!

Hahaha! Make it more obvious you’re a bitter fed or consultant with a pointless email/zoom/excel career.

Guess again! And I’ve also been married for 25 years to someone I met at 22. And I said I was happy for them and really pulling for them! Not sure why that’s bitter. But I think abu of us normies that base our lives on what the rich and famous are doing….probably need to think differently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bet all these young folks divorce. No one has the tenacity for marriage anymore. People put their own “journey” before the hardcore commitment a marriage takes. Everyone is so opinionated and sure of themselves. Let’s see these marriages in a decade. There is no residency in this generation.

Only a damaged, bitter, and jaded person sees beautiful wedding photos of a gorgeous young couple and impulsively predicts (let’s be honest, you hope for) a divorce. I honestly feel sorry for you and anyone else spamming similar. You’re projecting your own baggage onto these madly in love and glowing young people.

Or someone who is good at statistics. How many Hollywood marriages last more than 10 years? How many Hollywood marriages of people under 25 last more than 10 years. Can you name a single one? I don’t think I can.
I’m actually happy for them. Liz Taylor once made a comment that people should feel glad for her that she fell in love so many times. It’s a wonderful sign of hope — these people willing to say “I love you” even knowing it probably won’t last. If you spend your life waiting for the person that will be “forever” you might just spend your life alone. These people are super rich so there’s really no downside to a 5 year or 10 year marriage. If it lasts longer, great! Hope it does!

What do the statistics say about unmarried American millennials?

- depressed
- abusing SSRIs and alcohol and weed
- addicted to video games and online gambling
- high suicide rate
- highest ever % living at home with parents
- don’t have a pot to piss in
- record low birth rate, under replacement levels
- will probably never own a house
- doom swiping dating apps

I’m sure they’re all glad they pissed away their college years and prime 20s not dating to marry when they had a chance. Gen Z has wised up.

Are those really accurate statistics for millennials? It’s not true of any of the millennials I know. The ones I work with are all married (except 1) and most have 1-2 kids, and all seem very happy and all own homes or condos. I also have 10 nieces and nephews who are millennials and this isn’t true of any of them—half are married with kids, half are not (although of the half that are not, I’d guess one or two might still have 1-2 kids in their late 30s). But they are all pretty happy with their life choices, even if their reproduction is below “replacement levels.”

[Anonymous]

Hilarious to see people write that "Gen Z wised up" and learned from millennial/GenX mistakes... but they're not even 30 LOL. Hard to say what trends are when not even 30.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

Do you see the post directly below yours? Along with many others on this thread…

You must be reading a different thread. People saying that there is nothing inherently wrong with marrying young, and that a young marriage can in fact be a happy marriage, does not equal saying that it’s the only way.

There are many posters in this thread calling people who marry young stupid, gross, sad, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20-yo Millie Bobby Brown and 22-yo husband (Bon Jovi's model son) just revealed their gorgeous wedding photos on social media to her 65 million followers. MBB is a trend setter. This follows influencer Sofia Richie getting married and quickly pregnant last year when she was just 24-yo. Pendulum has swung, gen Z'ers consider it is un-cool and weird to wait until late 20s or 30s to settle down.

THIS "makes it official?" Um...ok. the stats do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20-yo Millie Bobby Brown and 22-yo husband (Bon Jovi's model son) just revealed their gorgeous wedding photos on social media to her 65 million followers. MBB is a trend setter. This follows influencer Sofia Richie getting married and quickly pregnant last year when she was just 24-yo. Pendulum has swung, gen Z'ers consider it is un-cool and weird to wait until late 20s or 30s to settle down.

She actually looks quite freaked out in 2 of the 4 photos.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

You must be reading a different thread. People saying that there is nothing inherently wrong with marrying young, and that a young marriage can in fact be a happy marriage, does not equal saying that it’s the only way.

There are many posters in this thread calling people who marry young stupid, gross, sad, etc.

Do you see the post directly below yours? Along with many others on this thread…

LOL. No, I did not in fact see the post below mine (i.e. meaning it was posted AFTER my post) before I wrote my post and hit submit.

Are you really this slow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

I think this too. Someone gets so excited when they find something to prove people are getting married at a younger age and posts about it. Why is this important to anyone? I don't get it.

I think it's Brunch Granny.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bet all these young folks divorce. No one has the tenacity for marriage anymore. People put their own “journey” before the hardcore commitment a marriage takes. Everyone is so opinionated and sure of themselves. Let’s see these marriages in a decade. There is no residency in this generation.

Only a damaged, bitter, and jaded person sees beautiful wedding photos of a gorgeous young couple and impulsively predicts (let’s be honest, you hope for) a divorce. I honestly feel sorry for you and anyone else spamming similar. You’re projecting your own baggage onto these madly in love and glowing young people.

What about tacky weddings for ugly, tepidly in love young people?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems to be the same one or two people posting over and over again about how this “trend” is the only appropriate way to live one’s life and that people who marry young are the only happy ones. This has not been my experience. I know people in many types of relationships with different timelines to be happy and unhappy. I think this poster or posters need to take a step back and examine why they think there’s only one relationship timeline that leads to happiness.

I think this too. Someone gets so excited when they find something to prove people are getting married at a younger age and posts about it. Why is this important to anyone? I don't get it.

I think it's Brunch Granny.

It totally is, and for someone who thinks they have done everything right in life and is thrilled her daughter has managed to hook a man and have a baby by 21 to make her a grandma late 30's to early 40's, she seems MISERABLE on DCUM that this is her schtick to the point she's DCUM famous. It's a weirdly pathetic hobby for someone so supposedly secure in their choices. Also, extremely privileged that this daughter's husband and her daughter can be supported by parents throughout ALL of their 20s, as if this is a common thing. (He'll earn money starting around 30, daughter is in a minimum wage, pink collar job). She's rather die than admit it but this level of posting coupled with the "don't you want to be "hot mom!" reveals some level of insecurity and immaturity and is pretty unhinged behavior. The pure vitriol towards people who have made different life choices does not say, "happy" to me.