Some people choose to get married at a young age in pursuit of happiness. Some people don't get married for happiness. So are these lifelong non-married people happy? Four single women in their 60s tell the truth.
Auntie Zhang, 60.
When I was young I didn't want to stay unmarried for the rest of my life, but when I was young I was always very picky. A lot of people helped introduce me and I kept choosing without bothering. As a result I passed 40 in a flash. When I put my foot down and wanted to choose marriage, I still didn't get married myself and had to go down the road of not getting married. Now I'm 60, in good health, have a puppy, and am happy walking with the puppy every day. But whenever I see other wives talking and laughing together, I still have some regrets in my heart. In a few years I want to go to a nursing home. There are a lot of old people there and they have a talking companion too.
Auntie Du, 60.
When I was young, I had a bittersweet romance with a man, but it wasn't until I was about to talk about marriage that I realized the man had been lying to himself, using my feelings for business support. That relationship hurt me too much. Since then, I no longer trust men. I think all men in the world are liars. After my relationship failed, I secretly decided not to get married in this life and live alone, so I put all my heart into my work and worked hard to earn money. Now I have saved enough money for my retirement. I dance square dance and Tai Chi with my aunt every day. I don't regret not getting married. I think just have fun.
Auntie Xu, 60.
Never been married in her life, and she feels that her life is miserable. Especially when I had an operation a few years ago, it was especially hard for me to lie alone in my hospital bed and see people visiting me in the next bed. For years, I have been a very strong woman. I had always tackled life's difficulties on my own and lived my life like a man. But after that illness, I didn't even have someone to take tea and dinner with, which made me feel y that not being married in this life was the regret of my life, and I even thought it would be better to die of old age earlier.
Auntie Li, 60.
When I was young, I always felt that I lived a free and liberal life. So when I was young I never thought about what I would do when I got old. I always thought it was not important to enjoy the moment. I was young and had a lot of opportunities to make money. In the blink of an eye, I am also old, and I am not very capable, and I live a very poor life, relying on my own scavenging for a little bit of living expenses every day. In fact, this is no one's fault, if you get married earlier, there is a personal bond, perhaps not like today.