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

[Anonymous]

I would say a 25 (quarter of a century) is long enough to mature for most if your species's average life span is 75 and you go in midlife/menopause by 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think getting married in your mid-20s is unusual at all. I got married in my mid-20s and I am 47. We got married right after law school and so did a lot of our friends. I do not think this is a new "trend." Back then, it was a little more unusual to get married at 21/22 right after college.

I think it’s partially geographic. I am from the Midwest and all my Midwest friends got married early. My college friends, mostly from the east and west coasts, waited until their 30s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here don't seem to understand the meaning of anecdotes, data, and sample size.

For as highly educated an area as DC is, it’s been interesting to see how much dumber we are than I thought.

The people posting about getting married young probably aren’t the brightest bulbs on the tree. They probably aren’t even in the DC area.

DCUM has had an influx of RWNJs in recent years.

[Anonymous]

My DS is 23.


No one is engaged or married in his circle. Heck they are barely dating. This is in a wealthy suburb outside of Detroit.

[Anonymous]

DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here don't seem to understand the meaning of anecdotes, data, and sample size.

For as highly educated an area as DC is, it’s been interesting to see how much dumber we are than I thought.

The people posting about getting married young probably aren’t the brightest bulbs on the tree. They probably aren’t even in the DC area.

DCUM has had an influx of RWNJs in recent years.

+100

It's a fundamental tenant of the rwnjs that they want kids married young. They don't want them wasting time getting educated and possibly more liberal. Marry young, have low level blue collar jobs and it's assumed they'll become repugnicans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

You are low ses people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

Do you have an above ground pool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two of my mid-20s employees got married last year. I thought it was weird. I am 47. Most people I know got married in their 30s.

I have noticed this "trend" already.

I'm 54. All my college friends and self got married between 27-28, one or two at 30. My HS friend was an outlier at 23--and they are still happily married. Actually, all of us are still married.

We all waited to have babies though--and most had kids 34-40 (final one before 40).

I have been invited to a few first weddings this year of couples aged 34-35. Most of the people I know early 30s are single.

I’m 48, and this experience mirrors my own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

You are low ses people.

If you say so. We (and our friends with a 24 y.o. DD) are well educated and live in McLean. I traveled to 12 countries last year (including France, Japan, and India): became an empty nester at 44.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

You are low ses people.

If you say so. We (and our friends with a 24 y.o. DD) are well educated and live in McLean. I traveled to 12 countries last year (including France, Japan, and India): became an empty nester at 44.

Yessss!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and her boyfriend are 23, and he just proposed to her on Valentine's day. They've lived together for more than a year and love each other so much. I was 24 when she was born, and his parents met in college and married shortly after graduation.

My friend's 24 y.o. DD is about to marry her boyfriend of the same age in a few months.

You are low ses people.

If you say so. We (and our friends with a 24 y.o. DD) are well educated and live in McLean. I traveled to 12 countries last year (including France, Japan, and India): became an empty nester at 44.

Missionary trips?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll wait for some actual data.

I had the same thought. What a stupid post. Put the wedding pics in the Entertainment section.

[Anonymous]

Why do some of you feel the need to comment on when people get married. Are people who get married in their 20s so insecure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here don't seem to understand the meaning of anecdotes, data, and sample size.

For as highly educated an area as DC is, it’s been interesting to see how much dumber we are than I thought.

The people posting about getting married young probably aren’t the brightest bulbs on the tree. They probably aren’t even in the DC area.

DCUM has had an influx of RWNJs in recent years.

+100

It's a fundamental tenant of the rwnjs that they want kids married young. They don't want them wasting time getting educated and possibly more liberal. Marry young, have low level blue collar jobs and it's assumed they'll become repugnicans.

We’re talking about college educated adults in their early to mid 20’s, ma’am. What the heck are YOU talking about?