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New Study Shows Girls Are Now Less Likely Than Boys To Say They Want To Get Married

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Maskot/Maskot/Getty ImagesThe adage goes: Every little girl dreams about their wedding day! But...do they, really? According to new data, many young girls actually don’t! According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, only about 67% of U.S. high school seniors in 2023 said they expect to marry someday, down from 80% in 1993. Where things get interesting is when boys were polled with the same line of questioning. Among 12th graders, 74% of boys say they expect to marry someday, while 61% of 12th grade girls expect to do the same. In 1993, that figure was 83% for girls and 76% for boys.The...

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