Women 'want to be alone'

Women are less interested in marriage and homemaking than they were once reputed to be, a new survey has found.

Only half of females (54 per cent) say that they are seeking marriage, yet 56 per cent of men expect to settle and marry, and 25 per cent of women say they could be happy if they remained single all of their lives, where as only 22 per cent of men feel the same.

There are 2.29 million men who still live at home with their parents, yet only 1.6 million women have not left once they have reached adulthood – which has implications for roles as 'carers' for elderly parents in the future.

Sally Watts, head of marketing of Cater Allen, commented: "It seems that not only are young women leaving home sooner, but they are less worried about getting married than men too.

"This is a reflection of the increased wealth, influence and financial independence of women."

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