While recently sharing a meal with a group of Gen Z and Millennial young adults, we discussed whether marriage is still relevant. Marriage was once almost a given, but the pathway to family life is far less straightforward today.

Over pasta and salad, our dinner companions raised questions about what women and men want out of relationships and why the prospect for marriage seems so uncertain today. What happened? How did so many developed countries shift away from a culture where young people once confidently said “I do?”

This is the central question we ask in our new book, I…Do? Why Marriage Still Matters. We’ve identified at least five forces that have reshaped how young adults understand marriage and left them less confident about the prospect of enjoying a healthy married life.

1. Second-Wave Feminists Went After Men and Marriage …

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