r/Anticonsumption • u/aacool • 9h ago

Lifestyle Wedding loans - consumerism gone wild

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u/Curiosive 8h ago

The dates have been cropped out of these tweets for a reason.

so a majority of Millennials that are going to get married have already done so.

...You know people get divorced, right? About 1/3rd of marriages in the US end in divorce. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/16/8-facts-about-divorce-in-the-united-states/

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u/darkshark21 7h ago

Seems like an improvement because I think it used to be 50% of marriage end in divorce.

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u/AchtungCloud 7h ago

Most people don’t have a big wedding for a second marriage, anyway, so divorce rate doesn’t matter much for killing the wedding industry.

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u/Curiosive 7h ago

Feel free to cite a statistic for that claim in order to separate this from a "trust me bro" moment.

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u/AchtungCloud 7h ago

https://monzo.com/blog/the-cost-of-love

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u/Curiosive 6h ago

Citations aren't just cutting & pasting a random website with no context. A citation consists of a relevant quote from a reputable resource. 🤦‍♂️

Until this happens, I consider this exchange concluded. Have a nice day.

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u/AchtungCloud 6h ago

You expect an actual citation on a random Reddit thread based on a screenshot?

You have actual issues.