Being single in your 30s isn’t bad luck, it’s a global phenomenon

Being single in your 30s isn’t bad luck, it’s a global phenomenon

Researcher Nancy Smith-Hefner was chatting to university students in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, when she noticed a trend. In a country with near “universal marriage,” where only 2% of women in their late 40s are estimated to have never married, young women were saying they wanted to finish their education and embark on fulfilling…