男の約５人に１人は生涯独身！？-1 in 5 people stay single their whole life! ?-

皆さんこんばんわ。今回はタイトルの内容について『男と女の生態学』より一部抜粋してご紹介させていただきます。なぜこんなにも結婚しない男性が増えているのでしょうか？ちなみに前回の記事ではドキドキする場所は恋に落ちやすいのは本当か！？ついてご紹介させていただきました。良ければそちらの記事も併せてご覧ください。

Everyone, good evening. This time, I would like to introduce some excerpts from ``The Ecology of Men and Women'' based on the title. Why are so many men not getting married? By the way, in the previous article, I talked about whether it's true that it's easier to fall in love in places that make your heart flutter! ? I would like to introduce this to you. If you'd like, please take a look at those articles as well.

”30〜40年くらい前までは、男女ともに20代前半で結婚することも珍しくありませんでした。しかし近年では晩婚化が進み、30代中盤や40代前半での結婚も当たり前。また、生涯独身でいる人も増加しています。国立社会保障・研究所は2030年の生涯未婚率は男性で約30%、女性で約20%になると推計。”

"Until about 30 to 40 years ago, it was not uncommon for both men and women to get married in their early 20s. However, in recent years, people are getting married later in life, and it is common for people to get married in their mid-30s or early 40s. Additionally, the number of people who remain single throughout their lives is increasing. The National Institute of Social Security and Social Security estimates that the lifetime unmarried rate in 2030 will be approximately 30% for men and 20% for women."

”単身化が進むということは少子化も進むことになりますから由々しき問題です。それにしてもなぜこんなに結婚しない男性が増えているのでしょうか。社会学者の山田昌弘氏が、20代中盤〜30代中盤の未婚女性を調査したところ、その４割が、『年収600万円以上の男性』との結婚を望んでいたそうです。しかしそれに該当する同年代の男性は、わずか３.５%しか存在しなかったのです。”

"This is a serious problem because the increasing number of people living alone means that the birthrate is also decreasing. Why are so many men not getting married? Sociologist Masahiro Yamada surveyed unmarried women in their mid-20s to mid-30s and found that 40% of them wanted to marry a man with an annual income of 6 million yen or more. However, only 3.5% of men of the same age fell into this category."

皆さんいかがだったでしょうか。男性はもっと稼げるように努力し、女性は結婚のハードルを少し下げることで、より現実的になるかもしれないですね。ちなみに僕は30代未婚男性に該当するのですが、いつか婚期が来た時に備えて自分磨きを頑張りたいと思います！今回の記事が何か参考になれば幸いです。それではまた。ありがとうございました。

What did you all think? Men may strive to earn more money, and women may become more realistic by lowering the hurdles for marriage a little. By the way, I am an unmarried man in my 30s, but I would like to do my best to improve myself in preparation for when the time comes to get married! I hope this article is of some use to you. See you soon. thank you very much.

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