Personally, I believe this link is a must read for all men and women, even if it was written back in 1986. As our friends, coworkers, and collegues grow more mature by the year, many personal friends have been seeing a steady pattern appearing in the social makeup of our society (especially Asian-American society). The following article is somewhat proof of our various theories and ponderings.
Basically, the article below describes and attempts to explain the phenomenon why cream-of-the-crop women may never find a partner in life. It goes onto giving statistics of the likelyhood of getting married for different age demographics.
“According to the report, white, college-educated women born in the mid-’50s who are still single at 30 have only a 20 percent chance of marrying. By the age of 35 the odds drop to 5 percent. Forty-year-olds are more likely to be killed by a terrorist: they have a minuscule 2.6 percent probability of tying the knot.”
As an Asian-American, I understand the pressures placed on children to succeed and become independant so that we can compete in the corporate world. Unfortunately, these types of lofty goals were placed on both boys and girls at a extremely young age (who here hasn’t had piano lessons starting from the age of 4?). Ultimately, the women ended up growing up like men; they feel and share the same responsibilities and goals, and expect the exact same returns from the opposite sex. Yes, in this I mean that men have been picking up and learning the roles of traditional mothers (such as cooking), whereas women were never taught these skills from the very beginning. While there’s nothing wrong with this (sure, I like experimenting with foods), it makes you wonder if couples will have the capability of raising a family while managing their careers.
In short, men worry about their careers. Women worry about their careers. When will there be time for a family?
