Christian Today.
The Iona Institute, commenting on the #research, highlighted the “decline of #marriage and #intimate relationships” as an especially #important part of the picture.
An increasing share of adults in their 20s, 30s and even 40s are neither #married nor in #romantic relationships, reducing the number of #people entering the stable #partnerships in which most #children are born.
Attitudes towards parenthood are changing too. Young adults are also increasingly unsure about whether parenthood is something they want for themselves, while deliberately remaining #childless has become more socially accepted.
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