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Home • Love & Sex

Millennial Women On Whether Marriage Is In The Cards, 'Situationships', And The Many Stages Of Dating

By Lauren Porter · Updated December 6, 2020
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Most millennial women will tell you that if you want to know what’s on their minds, ask them, because they will tell you exactly what they’re thinking when it comes to matters of the heart.

Do they really not want to get married…like, ever? Or have kids? What do they mean when they refer to dating scenarios as “situatonships” or say they’re “just talking”? Is exclusivity in relationships something they still value? To get down to the heart of the matter, we asked the twentysomething ladies on our staff to sit down for a candid conversation about love.

We’ve got questions and they attempt to offer some answers. Watch on as they discuss love, marriage, hookups and beyond.