{"id":4310,"date":"2023-07-27T18:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=4310"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:56:58","slug":"new-survey-finds-that-most-young-adults-think-marriage-is-outdated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2023\/07\/new-survey-finds-that-most-young-adults-think-marriage-is-outdated.html","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Finds That Most Young Adults Think Marriage is Outdated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you see wedding bells in your future? If you\u2019re young and in love, the answer is probably not. A new survey found that two in five young adults think marriage is outdated. Additionally, an unbelievable 85 percent don\u2019t think you need to get married to have a fulfilling and committed relationship.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the poll commissioned by the Thriving Center of Psychology found that more women than men have this view on marriage. The survey<\/a>\u00a0comes as a recent Pew Research study finds that one in four 40-year-olds in the United States have never walked down the aisle. The U.S. Census Bureau adds that 34 percent of people 15 years and older have never been married as of 2022. In 1950, that number was only 23 percent.<\/p>\n

So why aren\u2019t young people getting married? The new survey finds that one of the biggest reasons is still\u00a0the sheer cost\u00a0of getting married. Nearly three in four millennials and Gen Zers, or 73 percent, say it\u2019s too expensive to tie the knot in today\u2019s economy. Another 72 percent say they \u201caren\u2019t interested\u201d in marriage, with one in six respondents saying they have\u00a0no plans to marry. However, 83 percent hope they will eventually marry someone \u201csomeday.\u201d<\/p>\n

As younger adults turn away from the institution of marriage, many of them say they\u2019re getting a lot of questions from the older generations. Sixty-eight percent think asking people about their marriage plans is intrusive. Another 77 percent think asking a couple if they plan to have kids is just as harmful.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not stopping\u00a0mom from hassling her kids\u00a0about starting a family! Nearly two in five young adults, or 38 percent, say they feel judged for not being married, with 69 percent of women saying their mother judges them the most for staying unmarried. Only 27 percent of young men say their mom judges them for staying single or not marrying their sweetheart.<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the biggest reasons young adults skip ring shopping is the fear that\u00a0the marriage won\u2019t last. Almost half of respondents are afraid of getting a divorce. With that in mind, 51 percent admit they have no plan\u00a0for their shared pet\u00a0if they break up with their current partner.<\/p>\n

Concerningly, 15 percent have a\u00a0child with their partner, but 89 percent have no plan for their child\u2019s living arrangements if they break up with that partner. One in 10 say they regret moving in with their partner, and another 16 percent believe they made the move too fast in their relationship. Overall, only three in five unmarried couples in the survey live together, with two in three being millennial couples.<\/p>\n

Marriage used to be something that couples looked forward to, but now, it seems most young couples think marriage is unnecessary. With everything being more expensive, they also think of it as an unnecessary expense. Hopefully, things will turn around, and more young couples will start getting married again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you see wedding bells in your future? If you\u2019re young and in love, the answer is probably not. A new survey found that two in five young adults think marriage is outdated. Additionally, an unbelievable 85 percent don\u2019t think you need to get married to have a fulfilling and committed relationship. 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