Commentary: So what if Singaporeans aren’t looking for love in their 20s?

OTHER FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE ONE

The upside is that young Singaporeans no longer feel pressured about it, despite the fact that people of my generation may lament how kids are n’t as interested in dating these days.

My ex-boss, who’s in her 60s, confided in me that the worst century of her career was her 20s:” My parents, friends, coworkers, friends and even simply society in general, seemed to be rushing me to find one and get hitched and have babies … since I was one therefore, I felt like a horrible loss and that there was something horribly bad about me”.

Another friend claimed that Gen X families send their children a totally different information from previous years. ” I tell my four daughters they do n’t need to feel any pressure to have a relationship, or a marriage, or children. They just need to increase up self-sufficient and happy”, she said.

Her oldest daughter, who’s in her 20s, has never had a connection, and neither have her group of six close associates. Rather, they meet once a week in one’s house, to feed and connect while crafting jointly- crocheting, knitting, beading or painting.

A RESPONSE TO HARSH Challenges

It is indeed a positive development that young people are n’t made to feel isolated or depressed because of their lack of self-worth. This pattern is also applicable to different regions of the world.

According to a survey of young Asian people between the ages of 20 and 49, 34 % of them have never been married. Women said that having to live alone was the main reason they did n’t want to get married, whereas men said that their main reason was the lack of financial freedom.

In South Korea, more than 30 per cent of girls and 50 per cent of people in their 30s are one. There’s also a cultural movement of young people rejecting dating, relationships, marriage and motherhood, in opposition of sexism in the country.