This trend may be attributed to multiple factors, including: A mutual desire to live together. A desire to experience what marriage to ones partner may be like. Financial stress experienced by one or both partners.

Is it normal to not want to get married?

A 2017 report from the Pew Research Center found one in seven people whove never been married before dont want to get married ever, and another 27% of people arent sure how they feel about marriage. And 69% of all adults say cohabitation is just fine with or without plans to get married.