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.
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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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