They Put Off Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money

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Some recent surveys have indicated that young women are earning more than young men, at least in some large coastal cities. Social pressure to marry young and have children has largely diminished in recent years.

Hannah Williamson, who studies low-income families at the University of Texas at Austin, said that given the trends in American society, the future of relationships was not auspicious. Policymakers could take steps to lessen pressures on younger people and encourage family formation through European-style social policies, such as extended parental leave, Dr. Williamson suggested. But there is little evidence of such efforts, especially in Washington.

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