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Most Canadian singles over 29 think they will never marry
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| Jayx1 |
Note the slant to which this is written. They present it like it is involuntary and that you should feel sorry for people who dont get married. Most people i know who dont think they will ever marry, dont want to get married. Also most people i know in this position are mostly male and have moderate to high incomes.
Personally im quite happy living by myself. No hassles, no headaches.
| quote: | To some, the arrival of each wedding season serves as a chilling reminder that the older you get, the less likely you are to get married.
While it may seem like a paranoid fantasy, according to Statistics Canada, it is true.
But not everyone is burdened by watching their friends marry off, and those who remain optimistic that the next wedding they attend will be their own share some distinct differences from those that don't.
Mature singles are defined as those who are older than the average age of marriage 28 for women and 30 for men but are not past the prime working age of 55.
Research consistently shows that delaying marriage increases the likelihood someone will never marry, according to a recent Statscan report.
After that age of 30, however, the likelihood of marriage drops significantly until the age of 55, when the possibility of someone marrying, who has never been married before, is virtually nil.
According to the report, both men and women look to marry people who are better educated and make more money than they do, which appears to have precipitated two very distinct groups of mature singles those who think they will marry and those who think they won't.
There were estimated to be 1.1 million mature singles living in Canada in 2001, according to the report, which polled 1,600 mature singles.
Statscan found that more than half of those mature singles thought they would never marry. Those who did think they would marry, shared some fundamental traits distinct from those who did not.
According to the report, mature singles who resigned themselves to never getting married were generally older, had lower incomes and were less likely to have a university education. They were also more likely to be single parents, especially among women.
The median income of those who thought they would marry was 16 per cent higher than those who did not. Those who felt they would marry were 10 per cent more likely to possess a university degree than those who didn't, the report said.
Single parents were less likely to think they would get married as well. Almost two-thirds of mature single women felt they would never get married.
Not surprisingly, those who said they will not get married were significantly less traditional.
Roughly 87 per cent of the won't-marry group said marriage was not important to their happiness, compared with 67 per cent of the will-marry group who said marriage was key to their happiness.
The clearest indicators that a mature single of either sex does not expect to marry are his or her attitudes to love and marriage, the report states.
If they do not believe it is important to be part of a couple, the odds that men will not marry are nearly five times greater than among men who do feel it is important. Among women, the difference is three times.
Similarly, mature singles who place no real importance on being married have very high odds (7.4 for men and 8.8 for women) of being won't-marrys, the report states.
Age is also a prime predictor of marital expectations, especially for women. The probability of being a won't is between five and 13 times higher for mature single women in their 40s or early 50s than for those aged 35 to 39; the odds for a man aged 50 to 54 are 2.6 times higher, the report states.
Men who do not have good employment prospects more frequently believe they will never marry.
While employment prospects were not as important among women, education was.
Mature single women who did not graduate from high school have odds 5.2 times greater than university graduates of being won't-marrys. |
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| Orko |
The number of people who are not getting married, actually increases with the length of time your country has been industrialized.
They move further and further away from the thinking that, marraige=happiness. More poeple are looking for "life partners" or just looking at all, because they have other endevours they wish to persue. |
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| Jayx1 |
| I find most women to be too materialistic and/or controlling. Whats the point? |
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| Wurm |
Just wait until you're old.
You'll see. |
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| house_conXion |
| when I was 20 I was thinking I'd like to get married when I'm 25-26, but I'm 24 now and nowhere close to that, I don't mind it but I don't wanna get married too old either (no offence guys) I'd like to be young still and watch my kids grow up rather than be 45 and my kids only 10 |
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| loca |
| To be completely honest i'm scared of hitting my 30s and not being married. The clock is ticking :nervous: :nervous: |
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| Swamper |
| Woo I hit 29 next week.. lol.. :nervous: |
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| loca |
| quote: | Originally posted by Swamper
Woo I hit 29 next week.. lol.. :nervous: |
That's it. Your life is over. :tongue2 |
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| Fir3start3r |
^^^^^^^^
Hey!
Watch it! :p
Statistically bachelors die earlier than married men.
Go Marriage! :D |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I find most women to be too materialistic and/or controlling. Whats the point? |
Yes those are definatly out there. But im just a very indepedant person, which im sure will change with time. Im enjoying life, and not ashamed to admit ive been single for a while(a lot of people are).
The real thing that keeps me going, is my projects. I have soo many. When i was with my girlfiend(who i dated for 1.5 years), all my time was "consumed", either being with her, or thinking about her.
Did anybody see that Seinfeld where George cant have sex, and becomes smarter? Thats exactly how i feel. Without girls, i have a clear head, and i can really focus. Girls gum up the works ;) |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by loca
To be completely honest i'm scared of hitting my 30s and not being married. The clock is ticking :nervous: :nervous: |
Im almost 30 and im happy im not married LOL |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
^^^^^^^^
Hey!
Watch it! :p
Statistically bachelors die earlier than married men.
Go Marriage! :D |
Cheers to an early death! LOL |
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