Talking Unmarried Trend

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In 2030, it is predicted that women in their 20s-40s will choose to live independently without husbands and children, according to research from Morgan Steinley. Women decide to prioritize themselves over themselves and their children.

This is already common abroad such as Korea, Japan, Europe and America.

Even in Indonesia, the term Married is scary has emerged. This is a trend on social media, which considers marriage scary. Initially on Tiktok then spread to Twitter (X).

Head of the Center for Women’s Studies at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Widya Nayati, revealed that one of the reasons women are afraid of getting married is because many men do not fully understand gender equality.

Although the discourse on gender equality has been widespread. But many men choose to be conservative and comfortable in the traditional realm.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology at Aisyiyah University Yogyakarta, Ratna Yunita Setiani Subardjo, stated that the news on social media affects women’s psychology.

Now online dating apps are increasingly accessible anywhere and by anyone. This raises women’s anxiety about infidelity.

Another reason is the rise of the Childfree trend.

In addition, in Japan and Korea this is the reciprocal of Patriarchy. Women are reluctant to be discriminated against by the patriarchal system.

Reported by Your Tango through Parapuan Kompas.com, Ossiana Stepfenhart, a writer and founder of the personal website Ragged Riches

In recent decades, women have felt pressured to accept the myth that one of women’s natures is marriage. Whereas it could be that being a wife is not for all women.

Women must be good at cooking and taking care of their husbands.

A woman is often known as Mrs. A. or wife A rather than knowing herself.

Although many women find happiness in marriage. But more and more women are rejecting that traditional role.

They choose to focus on their own life goals. Moreover, they often see the sacrifices made by their generation’s mothers, who sacrificed without reward.

Women’s involvement in careers has decreased their interest in becoming wives.

Modern women realize that in marriage they may be treated unfairly. This is because there is an assumption that if you become a housewife, you will be considered a lazy person. While working is said to be a woman who does not care about her children.

On the other hand, women are required to be good wives, good mothers and breadwinners.

Modern women are taking control of their lives. They don’t want to be the focus of a society that doesn’t value their role properly.