Post Date December, 03 2023
Nowadays, being single seems to be a symbol of society. With the change of people's ideas and the improvement of material level, single seems to have become the mainstream consciousness of society. From the beginning of the first wave of singles in China to the gradual emergence of the fourth wave of singles, this wave of singles has become more and more obvious. Let's interpret the trend of these four single waves one by one.
The first single wave: 1950~1953
In that revolutionary era, many people's marriages were arranged by their parents, and many were only formal marriages, and did not live with their partners. By May 1950, China's first Marriage Law was promulgated, followed by a nationwide wave of divorce. At that time, the divorce rate was the highest compared with today. Thus, China's first wave of singles came.
The second wave of singles: late 1970s to mid 1980s
During this period, a large number of "intellectual youth" returned to the city, and a group of older single young people, mostly single women, quickly gathered in the city. Because in that special period, many educated youth from big cities did not want to accept local young men from rural areas. They would rather be single than marry. While many male educated youth accepted local young women when they went to the countryside, and fell in love and became families. Therefore, the second wave of single women came.
The third wave of singles: around the 1990s
Around the 1990s, the trend of pursuing freedom and happiness broke out among young men and women. After the amendment of the Marriage Law in 1980, many people used "emotional breakdown" as an excuse and reason for divorce, and the number of divorced people suddenly increased sharply. Therefore, when the third wave of singles came, more and more excellent women were left behind, and many urban single women gradually became an independent group and a bright symbol of society.
The fourth wave of singles: from the beginning of this century to the present
By the end of the 20th century, with the rapid development of the economy and the improvement of women's sense of independence, the fourth wave of singles gradually emerged. The number of "leftover women" who actively chose to be single increased significantly, and also led to the "single economy". According to the survey, 30.35% of single women were "saving money to buy a house", for example, more than "buying clothes and beauty". In addition to the emergence of bars and online dating, this wave is now more obvious.
Some media have reported the fourth "single tide" in China, a large part of which is due to the high cost of marriage, which makes many unmarried men and women think twice and dare not make marriage commitments easily. Thus, the fourth wave of singles has accumulated on the tongue of the 21st century.
