I concede that what I describe is more nuanced than just saying it’s due to "hookup culture". It is indeed a result of many factors and every culture is and reacts differently in these regards. The cause may be different but the effects we are seeing today are undoubtedly somewhat related to a new set of dynamics that we may not even have a name for.

I think marriage is simply not serving the newer generations the same way it did to those before it. People don’t need each other anymore the same way they did before.