Sep 05 (Japan Times) - Nearly two in three 30-ish single men in Japan have never been in a relationship they thought might lead to getting hitched, a recent online poll showed.
In the survey conducted by the Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, 62.7 percent of male respondents and 39.4 percent of female respondents aged between 25 and 34 said they have never been in such relationships.
The results were based on responses from 3,296 unmarried men and women in the age group who volunteered for the online survey conducted in March.
Among those in the age group who said they have had a relationship they thought might lead to marriage, 24.7 percent said they were still dating while 24.2 percent said their relationships had ended.
The survey asked respondents about their thoughts on marriage.
It found that 32.0 percent of male respondents and 38.8 percent of female respondents had no strong sense of ideal or conditions for their partners.
