Thursday, April 12, 2007

Singlehood.

The singlehood rate has increased during the decade. The proportion of Singapore residents remaining single at the age group 40-44 years has increased from 11 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2000 for males and from 12 percent to 14 percent for females. There are many reasons behind why more Singaporeans are becoming single.

One of the main reasons is due to the fast moving pace of the society. Most single Singaporeans are not able to find a life partner as most of them spend hours and hours in their office, this allows them to have lesser time to go on dates and have lesser chance to make friends with the opposite sex. Even though matchmaking agency could be found everywhere, adults are either too shy or too busy with work to go for such matchmaking sessions.

Another reason is the mindset of being single. To some, being single allows oneself to be free of domestic burdens that will come along with marriage. Also, a single person only needs to answer for himself without having to consider any implications his choice might have on others. Being single, prevents one from suffering from heartaches of a relationship. As the rate of singlehood is increasing, the rate of divorce is also increasing at the same time. Some might think that it would make no sense for one to be involved in a marriage which will turn sour in the end thus many end up choosing to be single.

Therefore, in my opinion, being single allows one to enjoy freedom while marriage, to many, seems like a burden that is filled with responsibilities.

Statistics: http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/9D71B486-A182-4040-ADAB-3AE408CEC8F6/0/Chpt2.pdf

Done by: Xin Ying

Labels: Family