A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals a dramatic cultural shift among America’s youth: fewer high school girls than ever desire marriage or family. According to the data, only 61% of 12th-grade girls say they want to marry someday—down sharply from 83% in 1993. For the first time on record, boys now express a higher desire for marriage (74%) than girls. The study also found steep declines in the expectation of having children, with just 48% of seniors saying they are “very likely” to want kids, compared to 64% three decades ago. Marriage expert JP De Gance says Hollywood narratives, shifting parental messaging, and a cultural move away from traditional family structures are reshaping the expectations and imagination of the next generation.

This trend signals a deeper unraveling of God’s design for the family—a hallmark of the last days described in 2 Timothy 3, where natural affections diminish and society drifts into self-focus, confusion, and rebellion. The decline in marriage and childbearing isn't just sociological; it is spiritual. The enemy has always targeted the family because strong families produce strong faith, strong communities, and resilient societies. As the culture abandons “happily ever after” for a future built on self-fulfillment and instability, we are witnessing yet another indicator of moral decay—one of the prophetic hot zones Jesus warned would intensify before His return.

SOURCE: Fox News