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View all search resultsMarriage takes backseat for Indonesia’s Gen Z
Once widely seen as a rite of passage, marriage is being redefined by Indonesia’s Gen Z, who are increasingly choosing to wait or keep celebrations modest as rising living costs and evolving personal values reshape their priorities.
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Bride Maria Delsa Visianika (center) and groom Gideon Hermantoko release pigeons on Dec.16, 2023, during their wedding ceremony at the Epivani Java Christian Church in Parakan, Central Java. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
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nce widely seen as a rite of passage, marriage is being redefined by Indonesia’s Generation Z, who are increasingly choosing to wait or keep celebrations modest as rising living costs and evolving personal values reshape their priorities.
For 26-year-old Safira, a Jakarta-based digital designer who requested anonymity, marriage is not yet on her immediate agenda.
“I want to marry when I’m ready, financially and mentally, and when I have a more stable job and life plan,” she told The Jakarta Post last week.
For now, she is focused on building her foundation, while fielding the familiar, often-pressuring question from relatives at every wedding: ‘When’s your turn?’
Meanwhile, 22-year-old Khansa said she remains cautious about marriage, admitting she is not mentally prepared after witnessing the struggles of women in troubled marriages around her.
“I once saw it at a restaurant, a woman struggling to feed her children while her husband was glued to his phone,” recalled the private-sector worker from Bekasi, West Java.
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