Parasite Singles: Study reveals young Japanese aren't getting married

More than one-fourth of Japanese people between  group of 20 and 49 are single, according to Japanese government data. People generally at this wish to get married but increasing ecomic pressure and inflation is making marri more difficult. experts in Japan said that long term financial security with a husband or a wife is seen as an important factor because it is very difficult to find an affordable house in Japan. So, y tend to stay with ir parents.

At a marri conference, well-dressed crowd of Japanese singles shuffle awkwardly around conference room tables, exchanging talks, and CVs. All of this in order to find a suitable marri partner. Most of singletons are accompanied by ir parents. According to reports, a 38-year-old woman who refused to give her name, said that she didn't have cour to find a partner and move away from her mor who had accompanied her to match-making party.

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Parasite Singles

She furr explained that she did t have good opportunities to meet someone and added that her workplace has more women as compared to men. A sociology professor, Masahiro Yamada from Tokyo's Chuo University told a local news ncy that as Japan has a culture where people live with ir parents until marri, it meant that y were generally under  pressure to find a partner. He furr added that y think having a relationship is a wast of time. y would rar wait for someone who meets almost all ir conditions of an ideal partner. He dubbed those people as 'parasite singles'. A 74-year-old man at party who accompanied his 46-year-old son said that one of major problems was overcoming shyness. far said that his eldest daughter was married but his youngest daughter who is a doctor and residing in US is single at of 34. He said that he is worried about her.

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Women seek men with stable employment

A sociology professor at Chukyo University in central Japan, Shigeki Matsuda blamed country's falling marri rate on what he termed 'hypergamy'. He said that Japanese women tend to seek men with stable employment and higher levels of education. Evidence from match-making party revealed that a small queue of women wished to exchange ir phone numbers with one of men, who seemed to have highest income of group. Sociology experts said that rm of single people living with ir parents until marri means that re is very less immediate pressure to find a partner in Japan. riko Miyagoshi, a marri counsellor at party said participants should t try to find a partner who fits all ir preconceived requirements but instead try and find someone y genuinely connect with.

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