Choosirig not to marry is a new phencimenon. Most cases in the past were due to various objective reasons. However, nowa days, for most people who choose not to get married, it's their voluntary choice. According to the statistics, the population of singles aged between 30 to 50 in Beijing and Shanghai has reached 500 000, among whom 60 percent are female. Some 3S ladies refuse marriage to keep their freedom while others refuse all less-than-perfect marriage proposals.
選擇"不結婚"的人很早就有。只是以前的"不婚"人士大多是由于種種客觀原因而被迫不結婚,如今的人之所以不愿意結婚,更多的是一種主動、自覺的選擇。統計顯示,目前在北京、上海, 30-50歲之間單身的人數約有50萬,其中女性超過六成。"剩女"中不少人是為了自由而拒絕結婚,另外一些則是那些拒絕進入維持性"婚姻"的人。
The 3S ladies mostly have the characteristics of the "threehigh": high level of education, high income and high social status. They usually pursue perfect love. They are convinced that marriage is not the only way of life. Therefore, before meeting their ideal men , they would rather stay single than marry someone they don't like. After all, unlike eating and breathing, marriage is not necessary for life.
"剩女"們大都擁有"三高"高學歷、高收入、高地位。在情感方面,她們通常追求完美,并且深信一種說法:結婚并不是生活的唯一出路。因此在沒有遇到理想中的結婚伴侶前,她們選擇寧缺毋濫。畢竟,結婚并不像吃飯、呼吸一樣是人生不可或缺的事。