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Why millennials and gen Zs are in no rush to get married

Who tinkered with the wedding bells? (Photo: iStock)

The rate of new couples eloping has been plummeting steadily. Millennials seem terrified of the whole outfit of marriage, their younger Gen Z counterparts think of it as a joke in bad taste.

There is a social crisis unfolding, there have been fewer and fewer marriage invites being handed out among the younger generation. When marriages hit the airwaves, it is often the case of dirty linen being washed in public.

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