Many young singles in Korea regard finding a life partner to be a tougher job than earning money, according to a recent survey.
In an online survey of 780 single men and women in their mid-20s to late-30s, 63.9 percent of men and 53.1 percent of women said that finding a spouse seemed to be more difficult than making money, matchmaking company Bien-Aller reported yesterday.
Only 11.3 percent of men and 12.4 percent of women answered that making money was harder, while 24.8 percent of men and 34.4 percent of women said that both endeavours entailed the same difficulty.
To analyze the thoughts and life goals of people in the so-called "marriageable age," the company selected 390 men and 390 women, and sent out a list of five questions through e-mail.
Despite the fact that a growing number of young people prefer to remain single these days, the research showed that many still regarded marriage as an important life goal.
When questioned, "What is the most important condition of happiness," 56.4 percent of men and 48.9 percent of women answered "finding a decent life partner," while less than 10 percent of men and women chose money as the crucial goal.
Also, 51.7 percent of men and 52.3 percent of women said that choosing a spouse had the largest influence in one's life. Setting up life goals came in as the second most popular answer among 27.6 percent of men and 20.2 percent of women.
"We realized that many young men and women still consider marriage as an important life goal," said consulting manager Cho Eun-young who was in charge of the survey. "Because men and women have become pickier, and look for specific and personalized traits in their spouses, it is becoming harder to pair up the right men and women these days."
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