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The USA Today says that Millennials are more cautious about getting married and starting families than previous generations.
According to the USA Today, “The average age of first marriage is now almost 26 for women and 28 for men. And a growing percentage of Americans aren’t marrying at all: Provisional federal statistics released Tuesday report 7.1 marriages per 1,000 people in 2008, down from 10 per 1,000 in 1986.”
But caution doesn’t mean that Millennials don’t want to start families. In fact, two of my favorite Millennials are starting families as we speak.
The first is my brother.
(That’s him in the picture above. That’s Maya, his fiancé, next to him. I’ve always wanted a sister, and I’m pretty much obsessed with her being mine.)
The second is Morgan.
(That’s her with baby Shilah, the most beautiful baby I have ever seen, and to be honest the first baby I’ve ever liked.)
And even though Millennials may be cautious about starting a family, they are still confident that they can make it work.
In fact, 82 percent of Millennials think they will be married for life, which is you look at today’s divorce rate is clearly idealistic. But Millennials always have been idealistic, and for Millennials caution in starting a family does not equal disinterest. Millennials definitely want to start families, just on their own time.
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02.09.10
I think that just goes to show you, no matter how crazy the world gets and how much it changes, humans, no matter what age, always want to be loved and want to love.
02.09.10
These are great statistics! And as someone who is turning 26 on Saturday, this gives me ammunition to use next time my mother starts the "Why-haven't-you-gotten-married-and-given-me-any-grandbabies-yet" conversation ;o)
And Andrea, I love your comment: "No matter how crazy the world gets and how much it changes, humans, no matter what age, always want to be loved and want to love." That might be the best quote I've read all day!
02.09.10
Well why wouldn't millennials be wiser than their predecessors. There's no reason in this information age to not have information at your fingertips, just look at this blog.!
02.09.10
not to mention Millenials are under more debt than any other generation... who can afford to start a family! haha.
02.10.10
I wonder how the statistics compare, though--what percentage of Gen Xers, for example, expected to be married for life? I know more than one who got married with that intention and then things went wrong. I suspect that most people who want to get married do so with the thought that the relationship will be permanent. In fact, I can only think of one person I've ever known who didn't--she said, of her college boyfriend, "I can see getting married to him, but we'd probably get divorced after five years."
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