A large number of divorces: The experience of seeing parents go through a painful divorce gives young people cold feet. Nowadays, more and more children are growing up in conditions where parents have separated.
Freedom of choice: People feel happy knowing that they can choose whether they want to get married or not. This effect is enhanced by the fact that their parents or grandparents were not given this opportunity — in the past, marriage was a kind of obligation.
The cost of a wedding: The ceremony can be very expensive. And young people simply can’t afford it. For the same reason, a wedding has become somewhat like a competition.
Other priorities: Instead of starting a family, buying a house, and having children, personal growth, career, and self-realization have become more important.
Rethinking the institution of marriage: For too long, marriage was one of the pillars of social expectations, a bridge to be crossed dictated by parents or social pressure. Now marriage has lost its former luster.

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