A study in the United States shows that the "leftover women" in the United States are not as handsome as people think, but they also feel that their social situation is quite embarrassing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 40% of adults in the United States were single in 2009. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with a group of middle-class women and found that these women think they are in a dilemma: being single makes them feel "overrated" and neglected at the same time. Larry Gannon, director of the Human Development and Family Program at the University of Missouri, said that the study found that all sectors of society expect these women to follow the tradition and talk about marriage as soon as possible. Social pressure makes them pay close attention to by public opinion, but people's assumptions make them often ignored. For example, the study points out that older single women often become the focus of attention at wedding banquets, and people are willing to "care" when their marriage problems will be solved. In society, many people think that they are married and have children, and often ignore the real situation of "leftover women". Therefore, many times "leftover women" have to take pains to explain that they are still single. This kind of embarrassing statement often hurts women's self-esteem.
In addition, the women interviewed also said that with the increase of age, they feel that the range of men available for selection is getting smaller and smaller; Many people regard them differently after learning that they have never been married; Parents and relatives often talk about their marriage, which makes people feel helpless. The results also show that women seem to be less anxious about their families before the age of 26, and they are willing to enjoy a single and independent life. After the age of 25, the situation is different. Women aged 25 to 35 are most sensitive to the situation of "leftover women". Women who are still single after 35 will relax a lot and complain less about their single life. American experts say that the phenomenon of "leftover women" is not only a question of how women treat marriage, but also a focus of social attention. This social pressure has also been strengthened by the media. For example, a TV series like Sex and the City, which advocates women's freedom, has actually made the heroine marry someone else's wife, which seems to be a compromise to social pressure.
It is often said that women's emotions are complex and mysterious, and their inner world of love, marriage and family is often unknown to many men. What is the love life of single women over 40? A psychology professor at the University of California once surveyed nearly a thousand college students and asked them to describe their feelings about married and single women. The most commonly used words used by college students to describe married women are: happiness, security, stable life and affability. The most commonly used words to describe single women are: lonely, shy, unhappy, insecure and opinionated. However, in real life, the life of American single women is not simply described by these words. Even for older single women, their emotions are very colorful.
Nearly half of American women over 45, or 25 million women, live a single life. The reasons for many single women in the United States include delayed marriage age, high divorce rate and longer life expectancy of women than men. According to a survey conducted by the American Women's Research Foundation, 62% of single women over 45 said that even if they live a single life, it will not affect their pursuit and realization of their dreams. What are the advantages of single life? Why do so many elderly American women live a single life? In the United States, 54% of single women over 45 said that living alone gives them more personal freedom and independence, and 4 1% of single women think that their houses and furniture can be arranged and decorated according to their own wishes. 3 1% single women think that they don't have to worry about others, and only 1 1% single women think that single life will make their financial situation safer and more stable.
Many people think that older single women are more eager to find a partner and start a family than women under 30, but this is not the case. Although single women in the United States are unmarried, this does not prevent them from looking for heterosexual dating or having sex. Among the single women interviewed, 3 1% date a man regularly, 32% date a different man irregularly, 13% are interested in finding a man who can date, and 9% are not interested in dating a man. Among American single women who regularly date men, 34% are hesitant to marry their boyfriends, 365,438+0% will consider getting married, 265,438+0% intend to live together, and 65,438+03% will neither get married nor live together.
What do single women over 45 in the United States do when dating men? What's the purpose of their date? 53% of single women said that the main purpose of their dating was to chat with others or do something, 19% of single women said it was purely for pleasure. For the purpose of dating, only 7% of single women live together, 7% are married and 2% have sexual needs. In contrast, the proportion of men over 45 who meet their sexual needs is 1 1%. 20 13, 17 On April 7th, the Communist Youth League Committee and the Beijing Youth Federation jointly held a youth association, and released a series of survey reports on the views of men and women on marriage and love in China. The report shows that there are more highly educated women than men, and the proportion of men staying in Beijing ranks sixth in the country with 33%.
According to the data of the sixth national census, in 20 10, the total number of males aged 20 to 29 in China was1.148.4 million, while that of females of the same age was1.135.8 million, with a difference of only1.