Rising Material Expectations Linked to Declining Marriage Rates

[Rachel Sheffield] Marriage's higher material norms

Have rising material expectations made marriage feel less attainable for today’s young adults? Marriage rates have steadily been declining for several decades. Roughly one-third of Gen Z is expected to remain single by age 45, and to perhaps never marry at all. A common reason young adults give for not being married is a lack of financial resources. And a popular narrative these days says that declining wages among working-class young men makes supporting a family far more challenging than in th

By The Korea Herald