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Study Predicts 45% of Women Will Be Single by 2030
Single men are “lonely” but single women are “empowered.“
Yup, you read that right.
It’s estimated that 45% of women ages 25–44 will be single by 2030, according to a study by Morgan Stanley.
With the modern dating market, nearly half of women in their “childbearing” years will be without a male counterpart.
There are a few reasons for this prediction.
One, women aren’t getting married young anymore. We have so many other options for what to do with our lives that getting married is no longer the “default” option. We’re focusing on our careers, going to grad school, traveling, our friends and extended social circles, and taking our time to find the right guy.
Two, we aren’t having babies like we used to. With more options for birth control than ever before and (somewhat reliable) treatments for infertility, the pressure to have kids within a certain timeframe just isn’t there anymore.
And with that pressure gone, so is the urgency to get married for the sake of starting a family.
So, many women are single — that is, unmarried — and will remain this way for the foreseeable future.
We are told that to be a single women is to be “empowered.”
If I had a penny for every time I’ve heard —
“She’s a strong independent woman who don’t need no man.”
She can take care of everything herself. She makes her own money, drives her own car, and pays her own rent.
(You know, basic things that any functioning adult should be able to do. But I digress.)
She can do it all — in her own little world of man-free bliss.
And without a man, she doesn’t have to deal with his implicit misogyny. She doesn’t have to cook, clean, or care for an overgrown man-child.
She doesn’t have to compromise or have anyone complain about what she wears or the pictures she posts online.
