Written by, May 11 -- Muskan Shah, Moitrayee Das

A study by Morgan Stanley predicted that around 45% of women between the ages of 25 to 44 were likely to be single by the year 2030. The reason for this is attributed to a growing preference to focus on personal and professional development, as well as the increased attractiveness of choosing to remain unmarried (Times of India, 2024). This represents a vast difference compared to older times, where getting married by one's early to mid-20s was customary, and most women opted to have children earlier in life.

The increased rate of singlehood among women may come as a shock to many. Growing up, society has consistently equated a woman's worth to the kind of man she is associated with. A si...