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The whole marriage-and-2.5-children fantasy is less popular than ever—particularly among teenage girls. Last week, the Pew Research Center released an analysis of data from the University of Michigan, which says that the percentage of female high school seniors who plan to one day get married has significantly dipped over the past 30 years.

In 1993, 83% of girls surveyed said they saw marriage in their future, notably higher than the 76% of boys who felt the same. But over the past three decades, while the percentage of young men who say they plan to get married has barely changed (it now sits just two points lower at 74%), the attitude shift among young women has been far more dramatic. Only 61% say they see marriage in their future now.

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