SINGLEHOOD

Presented by:
Esha Maharjan
Khema Kumari Gurung
BNS 1 st year
Content

◦ Introduction
◦ Causes/ Reasons
◦ Advantages
◦ Drawbacks
Young Adulthood

• Young adulthood is defined as the age

between 21-39 years.
• Young adulthood is a time of transition
from an adolescent to a person capable
of assuming adult responsibilities and
making adult decisions.
• Erikson’s stage : Intimacy vs Isolation
Introduction
◦ Singlehood :Not living with an intimate partner, which has increased
in recent years, especially among young adults
◦ People who are single might be unmarried, divorced, widowed or
without a partner
◦ Singlehood is a multifaced experience with different meanings. At
one extreme are people who choose deliberately , at the other
people who regard themselves as single because of circumstances
beyond their control
Introduction
◦ Young adults also have other priorities which includes education and
establishing their careers. This may be reflected by changes in
attitude about the importance of marriage. Adults are marrying later
in life , cohabitating, raising children outside wedlock in greater
number than in previous generations.
◦ Many people are choosing singlehood, or the single lifestyle
regardless of their reasons for not marring, many singles clearly lead
satisfying and rewarding lives. Many claims that singlehood gives
them personal control over their living space and freedom from
interpersonal obligation.
Singlehood population in Nepal
According to the central bureau of
statistics, 2021:
◦ The never married population of Nepal
is 7,935,998 (33.1%) out of 23,958,868.
ØIn which male population is 4,402,962
(38.2%) out of 11,519,621.
ØFemale population is 3,533,036 (28.4%)
out of 12,439,247.
Divorced population in Nepal
o Total divorced population is 37,139
(0.2%) out of 23,958,868.
Ø In which male population is
15,852 (0.1%) out of 11,519,621.
Ø Female population is 21,287
(0.2%) out of 12,439,247.
Causes/ Reasons

ØPersonal choices(free lifestyle , goals, pickiness)

ØExternal circumstances(not meeting right person,
unreciprocated feelings)
ØPersonal deficits or self blame(shyness, being less
attractive, defenses,)
Advantages
§ Freedom and independence
§ More time to explore yourself
§ Less economic burden
§ Low level of stress
§ High quality of sleep
§ Time management
Drawbacks
§ Loneliness
§ Peer pressure
§ Mental issues
§ Low self esteem
§ Limited sexual and social life
§ Reduce sense of security and feeling of exclusion from
world of married couple
Reference

◦ Berk E. L, “Development through the life span, 3rd edition,

Pearson Education
◦ Retrieved from
“https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/population”
◦ Retrieved from “https://www.psychalive.org/why-am-i-still-
single/ “
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