Re:South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
by gedy on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:01AM
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That's what I'm getting at with unique circumstances. And of course there is a wide spectrum between forced marriage and encouraging.
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Re:South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
by Apocryphon on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:24AM
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You know what would help encourage that? Widespread affordable home ownership and debt relief. Yet that is a problem from west to east.
Re:South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
by gernb on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:35AM
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Wouldn't it be the other way? If home ownership (and renting) became so expensive no one could possibly do it without multiple incomes people would be forced to find roommates.
Re:South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
by Apocryphon on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:40AM
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Doesn’t seem to be the case.
> macroeconomic conditions such as soaring housing prices and intense employment pressure also come into play, forcing many people to give up trying to tie the knot
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3204140/y...
Re:South Korea's middle aged men are dying 'lonely deaths'
by gernb on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:00PM
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"Tying the knot" is not the same has having to find roommates. In general, one is often about supporting another as well as committing to a lifetime together. Neither of those have anything to do with finding roommates.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-driven-record-rents-m...