Gen Z women want their men tall, hot and cut — but they’re not talking chiseled arms and abs. While swiping through dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, Quinn Finite, a 25-year-old content creator, is looking for a guy with that special something. And in the brunette’s case, that “something” is a vasectomy. “I love … Read more
The parents of China’s youth are stepping up to make sure their children are living a stable life — all while having their kids wait on them hand and foot. The hashtags #fulltimedaughter, #fulltimeson and #fulltimechildren are taking root in China with a thread on Douban, similar to Reddit, with 4,000 members on the full-time … Read more
Aussies may be battling a cost of living crisis – but that isn’t stopping many Gen Z and Millennial workers from leaving their jobs or even turning down high-paying roles. And it’s all in the name of values. The annual Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey has revealed a consistent theme – young staffers want their employers’ values … Read more
Claudia had the wedding of her dreams — a lavish affair, held in Venice, Italy — earlier this summer. But as bills for the blushing bride’s big day began to pile up reality quickly set in for the Upper East Sider, who declined to share her last name, due to privacy concerns. Married life for the … Read more
Some lovebirds just want to get hitched as quickly as possible, but young Australians are taking it to a new extreme with a wild “quickie” wedding trend. The half-hour, no frills ceremonies are a step up from a traditional courthouse elopement and a very far cry from the traditional white wedding. They include a celebrant, … Read more
This is no laughing matter. Gen Z has canceled the fan-favorite acronym LOL. Instead, the slang-savvy generation has coined a more complicated term in lieu of laugh out loud: IJBOL. For the uninitiated, that means “I just burst out laughing.” Unlike the so-called strictly “Millennial” LMAO (“laughing my ass off”), ROFL (“rolling on the floor … Read more
Despite a financially challenging year, Americans are feeling resilient when it comes to their finances: More than three in four (76%) feel prepared for a recession. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found that millennials (79%) feel more prepared than baby boomers (60%). Overall, nearly seven in 10 (69%) people have a clear plan to … Read more
Think before you ink. A millennial is urging Gen Zers to consider waiting to get body art after sharing her tattoo remorse online. Leah Beth, who boasts nearly 30,000 followers on TikTok, revealed her regret in a viral clip, which scored more than 888,000 views. “You know when you’re a teenager and you were like, … Read more
Grace Adams spent her first six months of living in Manhattan drinking it all in — literally. Fresh out of the COVID-19 lockdown and a newcomer to NYC, the 25-year-old brunette was soon guzzling cocktails and downing glasses of wine with friends every weekend. She assumed it was a necessary evil of big-city life when … Read more
I thee bed. For better or for worse, a Chicago millennial is going viral after she and her groom made the nontraditional decision to change out of their fancy wedding garb and into comfy, casual pajamas for their reception. “Most brides want to put on a sparkly white dress as a second outfit,” Kaila Gilbert … Read more
Beneath wild images of Splendor in the Grass music festival, there is a surprising truth about young people setting them apart from their predecessors. While photos emerging from the Coachella-type fest might suggest Gen Z is cut from the same debaucherous cloth as Millennials, new research has actually revealed otherwise. In fact, the two generations … Read more
Hear her roar. A self-described “mama bear” is swatting back at fatphobes who have criticized her 9-month-old daughter for being “full” figured. “In [my daughter’s] nine months of being alive, I have had seven women comment negatively about her body,” said incensed mom Arianna Schlossberg, 30, from Michigan, in a trending TikTok tell-all. “I’m not … Read more
The early 2000s were wrought with flip phones, tramp stamps, low-rise denim and an unfortunate case of body shaming. Back then, Kate Moss chic was in — if you weren’t sickly thin, you were considered egregiously plus-sized, even if you were barely mid-sized — and millennials will never forget how the body standard scrutiny maimed their formative … Read more
Critics are having a field gray dunking on millennials yet again — this time for favoring “cold, dreary” color schemes in their homes. TikTok users have dubbed the dark, monochromatic home decor trend “millennial gray” as a dig at the group of adults generally born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s. The once-popular … Read more
More than three in four women (77%) have noticed certain body changes over the past decade, but less than a third (30%) felt “very prepared” for them. The data from a survey of 2,050 US women shows that millennial (79%) and Gen X (76%) women noticed certain changes to their body over the past 10 … Read more
Do you ever find yourself reminiscing over favorite childhood toys or memories? A new survey has revealed four in five Americans look up their childhood favorites for the nostalgia. The poll of 2,000 American Gen Zers and millennials found that, if given the opportunity, 67% would try to buy a replica of something from their … Read more
Fake it until you make it — if you’re a millennial at least. A new survey found that of all generations, those born between 1981 and 1996 are the biggest culprits of lying in the workplace and on social media. Online casino PlayStar surveyed 1,306 participants, half of them male and half of them female, … Read more
The infamous generation that cancelled the thumbs-up emoji is now going after the index finger. As if Gen Z wasn’t spoiling enough fun activities of late, Zoomers are now reportedly refusing to scroll phones with their pointer fingers — to avoid looking like “old and out of touch” baby boomers. That’s according to a nationwide … Read more
Three in 10 Americans have “menu anxiety” when ordering food from a restaurant, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 adults found younger generations were far more likely to have anxiety while ordering — 41% of Gen Z and millennials (aged 18–43), compared with only 15% of Gen X and baby boomers (aged 44–77). A … Read more
Handbags aren’t their bag, baby! Makers of pricey handbags are at risk of losing a generation of customers as millennials and Gen-Zers ditch purses, clutches and pocketbooks in favor of backpacks and even fanny packs – and that’s if they carry a bag at all, according to a study. Just 39% of women aged 18 … Read more