article: The Beta Marriage: How Millennials Approach 'I Do'

[MatureDJ]

Millennial Marriage, Sex and the Search for Long-Term Relationships

We are a generation reared on technology. Why wouldn’t we want to test a lifelong partnership first? Millennials are redefining "forever"

time.com

 

[SW15]

This was posted in 2014. Millennials have changed a lot in 7 years.

 

[Dash Riprock]

Millennial Marriage, Sex and the Search for Long-Term Relationships

We are a generation reared on technology. Why wouldn’t we want to test a lifelong partnership first? Millennials are redefining "forever"

time.com

Good article. Nothing has changed since the writing of this article regarding the "new" rules and social norms around marriage. Nothing surprising really in this read but it does validate by way of data what most of us expected. I think Gen X and especially Boomers are much more inclined to go the route of the traditional marriage even though some have been married multiple times.

I think I was way before my time. Back in the 90's I was saying you can be in a committed, loving, monogamous relationship without being married. F*uck, 80% of the people I'd say that to would look at me like I had three heads. Even the psychologist they interviewed for the article said humans are not wired to mate forever and that a string of multiple 3-4 year relationships (not marriages) makes more sense.

So damn glad I never took the plunge and flipped the figurative middle finger bird to the "shame on you social norm Nazis".

Be smart, gents.

 

[MatureDJ]

This was posted in 2014. Millennials have changed a lot in 7 years.

I think the only thing that has significantly happened - other than everyone getting 7 years older - is the rise of Tinder & OnlyFans.

 

[SW15]

Good article. Nothing has changed since the writing of this article regarding the "new" rules and social norms around marriage. Nothing surprising really in this read but it does validate by way of data what most of us expected. I think Gen X and especially Boomers are much more inclined to go the route of the traditional marriage even though some have been married multiple times.

I think I was way before my time. Back in the 90's I was saying you can be in a committed, loving, monogamous relationship without being married. F*uck, 80% of the people I'd say that to would look at me like I had three heads. Even the psychologist they interviewed for the article said humans are not wired to mate forever and that a string of multiple 3-4 year relationships (not marriages) makes more sense.

So damn glad I never took the plunge and flipped the figurative middle finger bird to the "shame on you social norm Nazis".

Be smart, gents.

Millennials are getting married less. The Millennials I know are getting married but the general marriage rate is lower. Many of the Millennials I knew in 2014 got married between 2014 and now.

I've echoed what that psychologist has said before, using 2-5 years as the time range.