The generation that may never marry
Friends is still the most streamed show in the UK. Gen Z is relaxing to a sitcom that was set, roughly, when their parents met. The show mostly shows a world where dating is much like it is today. Of course, the apps do not exist yet, but hook-up culture is alive and well, there are several gay characters and pornography is pervasive. To the statistically uninformed, the universe that Friends is set in is very similar to ours. But in terms of marriage, the world has changed a lot since the 1990s. Most of the characters in Friends end up married or expecting to marry. Even most of the side characters end up coupled up. Dating today is very different. Marriage rates are falling much faster than anyone realises.
