The study carried out by OnePoll for the Marriage Foundation of the so-called “TikTok generation” of 18 to 30 year olds found strong support for traditional values when it comes to making a commitment to the person they love. It has led to calls that th eGovernment starts to consider policies which support married couples. The study, which includes a survey of 2,000 young people, finds 86 percent of unmarried women and 80 percent of unmarried men under 30 in a relationship say they would “like to get married at some point” in their life.
Meanwhile 76 percent of women and 77 percent of men under 30 say they “expect to get married at some point”.
This compares to a marriage rate in the UK of 50.4 percent.
The thinktank has claimed that its findings help debunk the myth that the under 30s have fallen out of love with the idea of marrying.
Sir Paul Coleridge, founder of Marriage Foundation said: “The way in which young couples meet may have changed, i.e. via dating sites and apps, but yet again our research overwhelmingly shows that marriage is as popular as ever as…
