While the female population of all age groups is decreasing, the number of women with boyfriends remains stable..
Recruit Bridal Research Institute While it may sound like a clearinghouse for mail-order brides, it is actually the research arm of Japanese staffing company Recruit, whose diverse divisions also include the monthly magazine Zexy. regular planning.
Now that we have said all that, let’s get into the crux of this story. These are the results of a survey by Recruit Bridal Research Institute. Questionnaire about love and marriage. The biennial survey examines, among other things, the dating landscape in Japan, and Recruit’s 2023 data shows that the situation is increasingly changing. Single young people in Japan are becoming quieter.
A total of 1,200 responses were collected, 200 for each. Unmarried men and women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. After tabulating the survey responses, researchers found: Less than 3 people (29.7%) currently have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Moreover, 34.1% not only were not currently in a romantic relationship, but also said they had never had a boyfriend or girlfriend.. According to Recruit, both of these numbers are record highs for the company’s study, which appears to have been launched in its current form in 2011.
▼ If this woman was one of the study participants, there is a 34.1% chance that her photo also includes all the men she has seriously dated.
Among the participants, Young men and women were especially likely to have had no experience in a stable romantic relationship. 46% of men in their 20s answered that they did not have a boyfriend, and 29.8% of women in their 20s answered that they did not have a boyfriend.. This is also an all-time high for the same survey, with the percentage of men in their 20s increasing by 11.8% from the previous survey, and the percentage of those with a significant other decreasing by 12.2%.
●Male in his 20s
People who currently have a girlfriend: 26.7% (down 12.2% from 2021)
People without a girlfriend: 46% (11.8% increase)
●Women in their 20s
People who currently have a boyfriend: 43.2% (0.2% increase)
People without a boyfriend: 29.8% (5.5% increase)
The survey also revealed that History of not having a girlfriend = Significant increase in men in their 30sthe relationship status and relationship history of women in their 30s has remained almost unchanged.
●Male in his 30s
People who currently have a girlfriend: 27.6% (0.6% increase)
People without a girlfriend: 41.2% (5.8% increase)
●Women in their 30s
Currently having a boyfriend: 31.1% (down 0.7%)
History of not having a boyfriend: 25.3% (2.3% increase)
On the other hand, in their 40s, the number of men who have not had a girlfriend decreases, but the situation is a little more complicated. The proportion of women without a boyfriend increases.
●Male in his 40s
Currently having a girlfriend: 14.4% (down 4.4%)
People without a girlfriend: 22.9% (4.2% decrease)
●Women in their 40s
Currently having a boyfriend: 27.7% (up 0.6%)
People without a boyfriend: 26.5% (6.6% increase)
That nearly half of men in their 20s have the best romantic resume for less than casual dating feels like an astonishing statistic, but we imagine several factors are at play. It’s not that difficult to do. The 20-29 age group includes young male college students and working adults, both of whom tend to be a little lower on the totem pole of prospective dating candidates than slightly more mature men, so they’re less likely to be seen. It is easier for men who are not aggressive to participate. About their love life to beat the competition. The lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic cannot be completely ignored. Young singles in Japan often meet lovers as part of university clubs or office social events, but both have only recently begun to return to pre-pandemic levels. These serendipitous encounters allow two people to get a feel for each other’s personalities and gauge each other’s attraction, and are an important part of dating in Japan, with many people waiting until they become lovers. Not a clear boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. We’ve gotten to know each other outside of dating situations and are already confident that we can work well together as a stable couple.
▼This may be the first date for these two as a couple, but they’ve probably already hung out together several times with groups of classmates and colleagues.
At the same time, it is noteworthy that the number of women with boyfriends changed by less than 1% in each age group.. This means that the increase in the number of women without a boyfriend across all age groups corresponds to a decrease of about the same magnitude in the number of women who have been in a broken relationship. The higher number of female respondents without boyfriends in the latest survey could be a result of more women choosing to get out of the dating game, or perhaps be more selective about who they date. and may be the result of choosing to exclude and pass on potential compatibility, rather than rolling the dice on prospects or dating someone just because you’re embarrassed to be single. Choose a man who doesn’t suit you.
Of course, the idea of reducing the number of relationships that fail brings to mind the old cliché: “It’s better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.” On the other hand, in Japan there is also a proverb like this.I thought I was being held by a dog“Think of it like being bitten by a dog,” meaning someone who is on the receiving end of one of life’s graphic transactions without the side effects of meaningful emotional growth or deeper personal feelings. Just like in the case of a bad breakup with an unreasonable ex, understand that you have no choice but to move on without any glimmer of hope.
▼ “Well, I’ve been sleeping with your sister for months, but isn’t it great that you had to love me until you found out?”
Unfortunately, the recruitment questions did not delve into why the participants had never had a stable romantic partner, but the most important question was simply “Are you happy?” and the answer was ” Yes!”, then that’s what it really means. The best possible demographic exists.
sauce: recruit via Sankei Shimbun via Hachima Kiko
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