Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

NE OF US THREE WOMEN IS STILL SINGLE AT THE AGE OF 35

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/ar...

%26quot;One in three women is unmarried at 35, official figures show. In 2000, only a quarter were not married. And in 1990, just one in ten was in this position.%26quot;

%26quot;Marriage began to experience a decline in the 1980s, but in the last decade its popularity has fallen more sharply.%26quot;

%26quot;The downward trend corresponds with an increase in:

* women following careers [ ?? ]

* the rising cost of buying a home [ Competition with two wages - ?? ]

* The cost of having a family also seems to have had an effect, as parents struggle to afford childcare and a mortgage. [ Two people must work to pay it - ?? ]

* Analysts believe the introduction of tax credits to the benefit system since 1999 has dissuaded many from marrying, as they favour single mothers. [ Single mothers.. ?? ]

What%26#039;s the reason?

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Besides the fact that many %26quot;social theories%26quot; have interacted with society and viewpoints alongside developed industry and medicine to result in the increased importance and value of the individual (or simply the ME ME ME in everyone) as well as decrying marriage as an oppressive and destructive hold of bondage?

Not much.

By the way, what do you all think of that run-on sentence? If I%26#039;m not mistaken, it%26#039;s one of the finest I%26#039;ve ever written (typed).

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

It is one in two in the states. One in two American women are single.

To answer your question ... People stay single because they see so much negativity about family and marriage, in the media, on the streets, in their families ... I don%26#039;t see a universal, positive and inspiring message about family life on TV. When I do, it is some hypocrisy about %26quot;good%26quot; family ways, vs. %26quot;Bad%26quot;.

I mean you watch talk shows in the afternoon and all you see is people talking about their tense and draining family situation.

I am 33 yrs. old and still single. I am very aware of the 50 percent divorce rate in this country (for people%26#039;s first marriage) and I don%26#039;t want to hassle with it. I was brought up to think of marriage as a lifetime thing, and when I see that it can so easily dissolve, and accumulate legal debts, alienate kids ....

I stay single. I know I won%26#039;t be single forever. But I know that when I do marry it will last.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

I think financial independence for women has made the prospect of marriage seem suffocating. Although I don%26#039;t live in the UK, I am 39, educated, financially secure and very happy being single. The thought of marriage frightens me to death. In fact, I view it as the %26#039;death%26#039; of me. For ever and ever until death do us part? That was fine when the life expectancy was less than 50. It is intimidating when the life expectancy is closing in on 100!!! I just don%26#039;t think that marriage is all that it is cracked up to be.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

They have chosen their independance and have no intention of having a mysoginist man, because there are a lot of unsavoury mysoginist males out there, lead them down the garden path then disappear with all of the financial assets.

I would certainly never marry again. I have far to much to lose and there are some misogynist men who can%26#039;t wait to get their hands on your wallet then they disappear. Or they try and get you pregnant so they think you will marry them then trap you into anti feminist servitude until they take all your money and leave you penniless with children to raise and not a shilling coming from them.. Geesh I am beginning to sound like cassius in reverse with all these baseless generalizations and no proof to back it up.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Men and Women are just waiting until later in life to marry... Especially the well educated...

http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=...

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

They haven%26#039;t found the time to find the right man because of the time to build up their career.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Zealous feminism that still exists and should not, it has gone well beyond the state of equality. This leads to abusive women that have zero understanding of what feminism actually is, thus, necessitating the emergence of female chauvinism.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Because marriage means death? Just a thought.

The pressure to marry isn%26#039;t so evident anymore. If they hold off for the right man, and choose to live single rather than just marrying %26quot;just anyone%26quot; anymore, it would seem more likely.

In the past, women HAD TO marry, to stay alive, or rather for livelihood... These days, it%26#039;s a choice. She is independent and self-sufficient... She can choose. :-)

Sadly, many people still see it as a sort of %26quot;disease%26quot; for anyone to stay single. Why not just let those that are single enjoy their singleness. Perhaps they don%26#039;t want to get married... yet. :-)

It%26#039;s not such a %26quot;neccessity%26quot; for a woman to get married anymore. :-) She now has the freedom to enjoy her life, just as men do, before she settles down...

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

maybe because they are getting smarter

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Maybe 閳?dare I say it? 閳?they don%26#039;t want to. They%26#039;re more interested in their personal fulfillment than they are in marriage. I can certainly identify with that.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Financial Idependance and personal fulfillment in careers and lifes are probably a huge factor.

On the other side of the coin, many men also choose not to marry. I%26#039;m 35 and do not feel like marriage is the best option.

It is more expensive to be single though.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Two reasons:

1) they believe the feminist nonsense that they can work and find a good man, and have lots of babies.

2) they continue to live at home and are supported by their parents.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Men don%26#039;t want to commit.

Why are 1 in 3 women still single at age 35 in the UK?

Because men do not settle for ugly women anymore. When you marry a hawt girl at least you have a hot to decent looking girl. But what if you marry an ugly woman. Do you think she is going to bake for you ? Do me a favor.

Deidre I had plenty of proove to back it up, like the high divorce statistics and the laws which apply in the case of a divorce which transfer in an instant transfer of wealth followed up by a constant transfer of wealth.

And if annything the rates are skeved in the favour of marriage. By college hardly any child has married parents, yet the divorce rate is said to be slightly above 50is instead of closer to 80is. Kind of weird isnt it ?