Gen Z is following the path of the slow-life strategy into young adulthood, postponing marriage and children. The change for those in their early 20s from the Silent generation to Gen Z is enormous: While 7 in 10 women in their early 20s were married in 1960, only 1 in 10 was in 2020. Nearly half of men in their early 20s were married in 1960, but now only 1 in 14 are (see Figure 6.18). There are some early signs that Gen Z might not just postpone marriage and relationships, but not enter them at all.
