The rising phenomenon among women in North and South East Asia. The thinking frame has shifted, it was the question of "when to marry" but now is "whether to marry or not" (Jones, 2004?). The West has experienced it earlier, it was the golden age of marriage in the 50s and 60s but now NE and SEA are taking similar path. The "rush into marriage" phenomenon does only happen to males once they reach their ages, but not so for females (p. 14). Who is considered a 'single'? According to Byrne (2000... read more
