Singles / Friday, May 04, 2007
Have you guys even wonder why are there so many unattached people in Singapore? Heard from my boss that the Single Community is fast becoming an lucrative market to invest in. So not long ago, we did discussed about the reasons for this ascending figures. It's interesting, therefore I would like to listen to some of your opinion.
In Singapore, we are living in a society where paper qualifications are extremely important for individual status and future. If you wanna earn lotsa money, you will have to force yourself to study as much as possible. Nowadays, Diploma holders are flooding in the market as we have a total of 5 polytechnics in this small little island. Here is the normal route of the Singapore Education System:
5-7 years old: Nursery (Not really neccessary)
7-12 years old: Primary School Education (PSLE Certificate)
12-16 or 12-17 years old: Secondary School Education ( 'N' or 'O' Level Certificate)
By this time, student will choose the path of either going to JC or Polytechnic. I'll just take the Polytechnic Route as an example:
For girls:
17 - 20 years old: Polytechnic Education (Diploma)
21 - 24 years old: University Education
25 - 30 years old: Job searching, gain experience, work like cow and find the right job.
When you have enough saving to get married, it will be around 30 years old. It is considered a pretty acceptable age for you to get married. BUT, imagine....... Failure in the relationship? Then you will have to start all over again. Remember, it's not easy to find the 'right' person in life. By then, guess how old are you?
For guys:
17-20 years old: Polytechnic Education (Diploma)
21 - 23 years old: National Service (No Choice)
24 - 27 years old: University Education ( Depends on your will to become big salary man)
28 - 33 years old: Job searching, gain experience, work like cow and find the right job.
When you have enough saving to get married, it will be around 33 years old. Errr, considered young for a guy... BUT, imagine....... Failure in the relationship? Then you will have to start all over again. Remember, it's not easy to find the 'right' person in life. By then, guess how old are you?
Ya, there are several other options like the JC or Express path. But to majority who are polytechnic students, it will be hard for them to handle both relationship and work sucessfully. Therefore, most of the singles will focus on studying and working as priorities then comes the relationship. By then, they will be over 30 years old and it will be quite tough for them to find suitable matches. As the female are getting more independent and earn quite alot, most will tend to be choosy at finding the right partner.
Heard from my boss that even if you are an millionaire, there will be many successful ladies turning their back against you. They are looking more than just money. These people wouldn't want an millionaire kopitiam boss to be her partner. She might think that he is uncompatible as the social circle of people she met is opposite with those that he met. So it doesn't surprise me as that lady is still unattached at the moment.
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