おはようございます。KANOです。今回はこちらの記事から。
アメリカ40代独身者の実態について。
1人が大好きなので独身万歳なんですが、身体が不調になると結構キツイので、日頃のケアを丁寧にしようと思い始めました。
bonding
意味 仲間意識; 心のふれあい
But in other ways, the news is remarkable, since it reflects not just a turn away from the institution of marriage, but a rejection of the idea of pair-bonding. Just one-in-five of unmarried 40- to 44-year-olds are living with a romantic partner. Cohabitation is not replacing marriage as a living arrangement.
https://time.com/6291040/unmarried-40-single-economy-pew/
周囲に独身40代の知り合いがゼロではないので、それだけで安心できる。昭和だったら無理くり結婚させられて病んでたかもな感。
societal
意味 (かたく)[[名]の前で]（ある特定の） 社会の, 社会的な.
There are many reasons partnering up is losing ground in America. Some of them are societal; there is very little public stigma around being single—for many, it’s the preferred option. Some are cultural; the way households are formed is being refashioned by questions of gender and sexuality. Some are technological; as sex was decoupled from pregnancy, sexual habits changed and so did the need for marriage or a partner.
https://time.com/6291040/unmarried-40-single-economy-pew/
ほんといい時代。女1人で食べていける分の金稼げる（しかも完全在宅で）のは幸せ。
household
意味 [集合的に]家族,世帯, 所帯
Fry points to Census and American Community Survey figures on householders who are 40 and older. “In the most recent data, the typical married household has a wealth of about $360,000 and the typical non-married household has a wealth of about $97,000.” While it’s unclear whether marriage makes people richer or richer people marry—or both—the net effect is that single people may enter their retirement years with less wealth.
https://time.com/6291040/unmarried-40-single-economy-pew/
まあ「後に残さなきゃ」ってのがないと貯金も最低限でいいし、私みたいに「最低限の生活送れる手取りがあればいいや」なメンタルでゆるく働けるしなあ。十分幸せよw
proceed
意味 (かたく) 前進する; [[ proceed＋[副]]]進む （[副]は目的の場所の表現）
They also may have less family to support them. About 46% of never-married 40-year old women and 20% of the men have their own children in their household. “We have a growing number of older adults who are both childless and never married,” says Fry. “Now we’re starting to get into older ages. And you start to think about support issues: who’s going to take care of them as they proceed into their relatively older age?”
https://time.com/6291040/unmarried-40-single-economy-pew/
うーん…でも自分の世話させるために子供作りたくもなかったからなぁ…まあそこまで迷惑かける前にふいっといきたいもんだ。
