Marriage

Young people in Singapore are encountering a rapidly changing economic, social and political environment, one characterized by the liberalization of the economy, rising social expectations, and marked shifts in how marriage is organized across different parts of the country. Surprisingly, Singapore is known for its materialistic culture. People in this nation push themselves in pursuit of the 5C's – Cash, Car, Condo, Credit Card and Country club. There is constant pressure to excel even at a very young age and these places a lot of stress on the society. Despite this stress, Singapore emerged as the 'Happiest Country in Asia' in a study reported by ABC News, 95% of Singapore residents appreciates the clean, safe and efficient society. The study also showed that in Singapore, family is the most important unit and despite materialistic goals, the family and community always take precedence. Hence, it makes content and happy society. (Sousa, C.L. 2013, para. 1). To begin with, the reality is that most young people do not have enough structural support in their lives to make plans. It has never been harder to buy a house, or forge a career path and there is not much that people in their twenties can individually do about that considering the economic climate. It increases the difficulty to get married as young men have low salaries which is not enough to support their families. (Burchanan, 2013, para. 1). On the other hand, living expenditure in Singapore is extremely high. Housing and cars are probably the most expensive here as compared to countries all over the world.
Retrived from http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=Singapore&city=Singapore
In the graph above, it shows the cost of living in these ten countries. It can be seen Singapore is higher compare with the Asia countries. It concludes that Singapore’s high cost of living may come as a threat, the city-state may well be at risk of becoming a victim of its own success. Cost of