Co-habitation.
Co-habitation has turned out to be an expedient solution for many young couples. Sky-high housing prices and rampant consumerism deters young couples from marriage and encourages cohabitation. Marriage no longer appears to be a sacred promise.
不少年輕人都認為組織家庭之前必須有安樂窩,面對享樂至上的氛圍和樓價高企的情況下,買樓變得難上加難,同居成為權宜之計。家計會調查報告,同居有上升的趨勢。社會觀念的轉變,年輕人不再視婚姻為承諾,這只是雙方家長的期望。現今的情侶處於道德開放及中國傳統觀念之間,物質的引誘和樓價的高低都影響這一代的兩性關係。