Whether to encourage young people to marry early to reduce the singleness rate is a complex issue involving social, economic, cultural and personal values that requires multiple angles to weigh. Here are some key considerations： ### 1. **Personal development and maturity** -**Advantages**: Early marriage may allow young people to grow up faster in emotional support and face life challenges together. -**Risk**: Getting married prematurely may increase marital pressure due to mental, economic, or professional stability, leading to a higher risk of divorce. Studies have shown that the divorce rate of couples who marry after the age of 25 is relatively low. ### 2. **Economic pressure** -In modern society, the costs of housing, education, and medical care are high, and young people may have difficulty assuming family responsibilities due to their weak economic foundation. Encouraging early marriage requires supporting policies (such as housing subsidies and parenting support) to relieve stress. ### 3. **Social and cultural changes** -In the traditional concept, marriage is a necessary stage in life, but contemporary young people pay more attention to self-realization and the quality of their partners. Early marriage simply to reduce the singleness rate may ignore the emotional foundation of marriage and affect happiness. ### 4. **Does the single rate itself need to be intervened?** -The increase in the singleness rate is a natural result of social development (such as universal education and gender equality), and may not be a “problem”. The focus should be on whether someone is forced to marry due to social pressure (such as discrimination against older unmarried people), rather than simply pursuing data changes. ### 5. **Alternative** -**Improve marriage and love education**: Help young people establish a healthy concept of intimacy, rather than just focusing on the age of marriage. -**Improve the marriage and education environment**: Through policies to reduce the burden of parenting, balance work and family, and make young people more qualified to choose the timing of marriage on their own. ### Conclusion **Early marriage should not be encouraged simply with the goal of reducing the singleness rate**, but should： -Respect individual choices and avoid seeing marriage as the only path to happiness； - Create a supportive environment so that people who are willing to get married can enter marriage under mature conditions； -Promote social inclusion and reduce prejudice against unmarried groups. In the end, the quality and voluntariness of marriage are more important than the age of marriage or the number of singles.