Generation Z chooses partners through wealth, not just love

Love at first sight, forgetting love – For Gen Z, this is the love in the first bank statements.

The 2025 romance looks less like a rom-com, but more like a merger – Generation Z brings relationships like corporate mergers, not just feelings, but a censored asset.

Generation researcher Dr. Eliza Filby recently told Newsweek: “Wealth is becoming increasingly important in marriage.”

“Inheritance: Now is the time to talk about Mom and Dad Bank, this is a merger of the two Mom and Dads. This is a merger of the dynasty.”

That’s right – Netflix and Chill are replaced by credit checks and searches.

Philby said young lovebirds are no longer just chemistry-based partners. In today’s economy, family wealth can be a real aphrodisiac.

“The reality is that opportunities and opportunities in life are no longer affected by our learning or making money, but whether we can get in touch with our mom and dad,” she told The Outlet.

It’s more than just a metaphor.

The so-called “parent bank” is now one of the largest players in the U.S. economy, transferring trillions of dollars through gifts, property and inheritance.

In fact, a 2018 legal and general study found that it was named the seventh largest mortgage lender in the country.

“The way to adulthood — leaving home, becoming financially independent, getting married, having children — is so expensive now that most young people can’t do it without family support,” Philby said.

So, it’s no surprise that more and more financial difficulties are being brushed right not only for love, but also for long-term liquidity.

Amber Brooks, editor-in-chief of dating consulting website Dowatnews.com, told The Post that younger generations are not afraid to consider their financial situation when filtering out ships.

“We see more premises for young people about how their partner’s career or lifestyle affects their future,” Brooks said. “They are not shallow, they are strategic.”

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This is far from the era when interstellar lovers and fairy tales end.

Today’s Z Gen Daters chooses the power couple of love for puppies – don’t mind this sounds like some deal.

Call it embraceable capitalism.

What if your dynasty didn’t pile up a generation of dollars? You may find yourself both financially and romantically ghostly.

“While we once believed in the elite, education and hard work naturally lead to prosperity and times are changing,” Philby said.

It seems that Gen Z is not only looking for “one” – they are looking for “people with trust funds.”