Utah's marriage rate has been declining, but it's still one of a dozen states where more than half of adults are married.
It’s driven by a handful of things, he said, including people waiting until they’re older to get married, a declining sense of marriage as a necessity and other changing cultural norms.
“At the end of the day, a relationship that’s goal-oriented isn’t going to work,” she said. “It has to be person-focused.” Nationally, the number of marriages each year per 1,000 women declined by 8.9% between 2011 and 2021. The marriage rate then jumped 12.3% in 2022 to 16.7 marriages per 1,000 women.
Utah still has the highest proportion of married women despite its declining marriage rate with 54.8% of women who are 15 and older reporting they are married. That doesn’t include couples who are separated.Neighboring states Idaho and Wyoming also are among that number and don’t trail far behind Utah at 53.6% and 53.1%, respectively.The biggest reason for the decline is a delay in marriage, Willoughby said.There are various other reasons, as well, he said.
At 21 and 22, young adults have “so many more choices than before” and have delayed or opted out of marriage more over the past couple of generations, Willoughby said. That’s started to set new cultural norms, he added. That was a hard realization to come to, she said, but it meant when she met Peterson she was focused on partnership and finding someone she could share her life with “rather than just being able to put a Mrs. in front of my name.”
They both grew up religious, navigating their faith and sexuality. They didn’t think while growing up that they could marry someone of the same sex even though it was something they both always wanted. Regardless of whether a couple is the same sex or the opposite, they’re hoping for love, stability, companionship and family, she said
They’ve known each other since middle school and are now in their late 20s. They dated for about three years before getting married, and it was just a natural progression of their relationship at that point, he said. Hampton doesn’t regret either of his engagements. But at 41, he’s spent a decade enjoying his alone time and doesn’t see himself wanting someone else in his space. Zach Hampton, 41, poses with his dog Milo on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Hampton was engaged twice but hasn't seriously pursued a relationship in some time.
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