I’d wager there’s a subset of parents who prevent marriage and get their kids to be long term girlfriends/boyfriends. My husband and I met at 18, knew right away we wanted to get married. We didn’t marry until 25 because “you need to go to college.” We should’ve eloped.
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The “college makes your life instantly better” propaganda has rotted a lot of brains and prevented a lot of early family formation.
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Replying to @kenzietuff
The brainrot is unreal. One of the biggest topics young people is student loan debt and being unable to find a good paying job. But everyone still thinks they need to go straight to college.

Nov 8, 2025 · 8:41 PM UTC