India, May 28 -- Modern youth is increasingly delaying or avoiding marriage. Some wait for the right partner to come along or for the right time, after checking certain goals on their list; others simply do not believe in the institution of marriage.

On May 26, content creator Vinod Kumar Sharma, who goes by the handle Instauncle, highlighted in an Instagram video that it is not out of disinterest, but due to a profound fear of choosing the wrong partner. "Why do you think young people these days are getting married late-or not getting married at all?" he captioned the post.

He noted that, having witnessed older generations endure unhappy marriages characterised by silent suffering and the feeling of being trapped, young people are prio...