Is traditional marriage doomed for millennials and Gen Z? | The Stream

As marriage and birth rates decline across many countries, we explore how millennials and Gen Z are redefining long-term commitment. Younger generations in several nations are increasingly embracing alternative and non-traditional marriage trends, prompting discussions about the evolving nature of conventional marriage frameworks and their potential effects on society and the economy.

Presenter: Anelise Borges

Guests:
Anna Lee - YouTuber and content creator
Aaron Mossadeg - Actor and host of Love Delayed
Amy Chan - Relationship expert and author

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[seahorse_rider]

A friend of mine cheated on his honeymoon while his wife slept at the hotel. The girl found him on social media and contacted his wife. The marriage lasted two weeks.

[francisquebachmann]

The wolves are angry that the sheep aren't reproducing.

[icecandyforyou]

Everything is expensive now. Those boomers should stop comparing their generation to now.

[aliyahharmon]

The question is always, “Why aren't people getting married?” but never, “Why should we get married?”

[vlad-dracul]

The government needs more productivity and working hours from the wage slaves, but does not want to invest in creating a new generation of slaves.

[Salamander]

After watching family and friends getting divorced and paying alimony, I would never get married. Dying single sounds like a goal rather than a cold reality..

[adamsultana]

What we seem to forget now is that marriage for basically hundreds, if not thousands of years, was just something people did for security, status, safety, and to procreate. It was very seldom about pure love and care.

I think now we're seeing that and trying to make a decision accordingly, coupled with the economic trouble we face and uncertainty in society.

[Wizreader]

Marriage expectations are out of this world. Now 36, divorced. I’m not putting myself through that again.

[celiajames]

As a woman who has lived the married life & the single life, I prefer being single. These kids are seeing a lot of unhappily married people & they are choosing not to fall into the trap.

[SamKNgo]

Good. No more offspring to slave for the machine or the rich.

[Saundra-cgbl]

I’m 65. Never married, no children, & non religious. Happy, content. Independent financially. Love to travel, make friends easily. Healthy, not on any medications. I stay off social media, & get out in nature everyday. I don’t follow societal norms. I travel my own path in life. Life is really this simple. Enjoy yours.

[DeRussellMasina]

Unfortunately our greedy government, corporate structures & morally bankrupt society has killed marriage.

[BornDovahkiin]

Imma tell you all the WHOLE TRUTH: Marriage & Kids Are for the rich. Poor folks like us… It’s not even a fantasy at this point.

[baldeagle]

I will never get married my parents fought all the time and I was miserable growing up. I don’t wanna bring a child into this world

[HellORhighwaters]

Marriage is on life support now but For the generation after Gen Zs, yes it’s doomed

[polarice]

It’s really difficult to buy a house 🏡 so how can people even think about marriage in such situation?
Kids are expensive to sustain: from kindergarten to university fees.
Both parents work and no one is there to care for them. Result: everyone is miserable in such families.
There is no place for romantiziation, it’s brutal reality

[myradelacruz]

living alone, single with cats is the new happily ever after

[Suburp]

If you want to get scammed : get married.

[TheLamehipster]

Most people cheat or are just unhappy. Don't get married it's not mandatory.

[kated]

Colleague had a baby in her mid 20's. A year later and 20k worth of baby costs and income loss? She and her bf are now looking at the insane costs of childcare in horror. They still don't know if they will ever afford a house as the prices have skyrocketed in the past 8 years. Marriage would be an insane spending at this point! Family members are asking them "so, when is the second kid coming?" and they are completely incredulous at the absurdity of this assumption... "do we look like we have another 20k!???"