[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 ...