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Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by red-iron-pine on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:49PM (#38072005)
there is a huge DEMAND, but whether you can take that to market and make it viable is a different story.

actually kinda shocked China or Korea haven't made this a state thing in order to help boost marriages and childbirths

Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by hyeonwho22 on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:20PM (#38073483)
The problem in Korea at least isn't with meeting people (well, for 80% of the population), it is young couples feeling they can't meet the finances required to satisfy social norms, and thus deciding to delay the marriage-kids sequence indefinitely.

Several of my coworkers had been dating for 5+ years, but they were only making $50k annually (early career engineers). The socially expected family-sized condo costs $500k to $1M, and the young couple is expected to buy and furnish it before their wedding.

Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit... by userinanother on Monday October 30, 2023 @03:43PM (#38074647)
Makes sense that most people would time out on child bearing age before they got there. especially now with 8% interest rates