More Thais Staying Single, Impact on Weddings and Florists

[snoop1130]

Photo courtesy of Thailand Foundation

 

An increasing number of Thais are choosing to remain single, driven by changing social norms, financial pressures, and rising expectations for partners. This shift is affecting businesses tied to romance, such as wedding planners and flower shops.

 

A 2023 survey by the National Statistical Office revealed that 20% of Thais are single, with the majority living in urban areas. Among those aged 15 to 49, who make up about 40.9% of the population, many are embracing a lifestyle focused on self-fulfillment, prioritizing travel, beauty, housing, and dining over marriage.

 

Financial concerns are leading some to delay marriage, preferring to secure their future first. Many singles also have higher expectations for potential partners, including criteria like income and relationship history. Long working hours further limit social interactions needed to find partners.

 

Setthawut Naruemityarn, owner of the Wedding is ME planning service, notes that while some financially secure Thai couples continue to marry, there is a trend toward smaller, less costly weddings. This reflects broader changes in Thai wedding customs, with a preference for intimate celebrations.

 

 

Generational shifts are reshaping wedding traditions. While Baby Boomer parents often valued social status and lavish weddings, today’s Generation Y and Z prefer simpler, more personal events. Many couples infuse Western influences into their weddings, favoring smaller gatherings in cozy venues over grand hotel ballrooms.

 

Thonglor Kulabsawat from Toi Flower Shop has noticed that younger generations are purchasing fewer flowers, opting for lifestyle gifts instead. To stay competitive, his shop is updating its designs and techniques.

 

Despite changing trends, Thonglor is hopeful. As young people mature and expand their social circles, he anticipates more opportunities for flower purchases, reflecting life’s milestones and celebrations, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-02-13

 

 

[Sir Dude]

I don't blame them really, as having a relationship/getting married/ having a family is fraught with problems/expenses and there are no government incentives to do it. I have talked to many young people and they see it as a trap.... with financial servitude attached. Good luck trying to convince them to play the game on this one.

[Zack61]

Ditch the dowry culture and you may see an improvement in the numbers. 

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Generational shifts are reshaping wedding traditions. While Baby Boomer parents often valued social status and lavish weddings, today’s Generation Y and Z prefer simpler, more personal events. Many couples infuse Western influences into their weddings, favoring smaller gatherings in cozy venues over grand hotel ballrooms.

The money makers from wedding days are virtually over, a sign of the times, a slimmer wallet, economic woes..and the thought of having to pay through the nose for her dowry to keep her parents happy.

Those days are gone.

[hotsun]

whats happening to Asia and their declining population is much more preferable than the west who is importing africans and middle east to replace their declining population

 

 

point being, thailand doesnt need to change anything. The world is overpopulated

[portisaacozzy]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Photo courtesy of Thailand Foundation

 

An increasing number of Thais are choosing to remain single, driven by changing social norms, financial pressures, and rising expectations for partners. This shift is affecting businesses tied to romance, such as wedding planners and flower shops.

 

A 2023 survey by the National Statistical Office revealed that 20% of Thais are single, with the majority living in urban areas. Among those aged 15 to 49, who make up about 40.9% of the population, many are embracing a lifestyle focused on self-fulfillment, prioritizing travel, beauty, housing, and dining over marriage.

 

Financial concerns are leading some to delay marriage, preferring to secure their future first. Many singles also have higher expectations for potential partners, including criteria like income and relationship history. Long working hours further limit social interactions needed to find partners.

 

Setthawut Naruemityarn, owner of the Wedding is ME planning service, notes that while some financially secure Thai couples continue to marry, there is a trend toward smaller, less costly weddings. This reflects broader changes in Thai wedding customs, with a preference for intimate celebrations.

 

 

 

Generational shifts are reshaping wedding traditions. While Baby Boomer parents often valued social status and lavish weddings, today’s Generation Y and Z prefer simpler, more personal events. Many couples infuse Western influences into their weddings, favoring smaller gatherings in cozy venues over grand hotel ballrooms.

 

Thonglor Kulabsawat from Toi Flower Shop has noticed that younger generations are purchasing fewer flowers, opting for lifestyle gifts instead. To stay competitive, his shop is updating its designs and techniques.

 

Despite changing trends, Thonglor is hopeful. As young people mature and expand their social circles, he anticipates more opportunities for flower purchases, reflecting life’s milestones and celebrations, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-02-13

 

 

sorry ,but cant find where this should go.  woke up,wished my other halfe 'happy valentines ' and she farted

[Young Hick]

Maybe you should bring her to Maldives so that she won't respond that way.  You reap what you sow,

[dallen52]

1 hour ago, Zack61 said:

Ditch the dowry culture and you may see an improvement in the numbers. 

Seems the Sinsod is still a factor more and more.

Most farang seem attracted to a pre used pre married and a few kids from previous relationships. 

 

You throw the bundles of baht in the plate with expectations that it's just for show, and then family have already made plans for spending it.

Day one marriage. 

Day two divorce. 

[MalcolmB]

9 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Most farang seem attracted to a pre used pre married and a few kids from previous relationships. 

Very common for lazy uneducated single mothers in Thailand to work as prostitutes in tourist towns.

Then Freddy Farang gallantly rides in on his white horse and rescues her. 
Then she will quickly want to breed again with Freddy to lock in a solid financial future.

It often works, older Freddy’s are preferred, they usually die quicker.

[Asquith Production]

I don't believe this is just a Thai problem. Marriage in many countries is out of favour with many younger people. Probably due to the expense of the actual wedding through to expensive housing and the cost to raise a family. 

When I was born in 50s England my mother received a family allowance until I was 18. 

 

[NorthernRyland]

2 hours ago, hotsun said:

whats happening to Asia and their declining population is much more preferable than the west who is importing africans and middle east to replace their declining population

 

 

I don't know what you're talking about. It's been going very well so far...oh wait....

 

 

...but still it wasn't the migrants fault, it was just a car attack. Pesky cars.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

 

[Jenkins9039]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Photo courtesy of Thailand Foundation

 

An increasing number of Thais are choosing to remain single, driven by changing social norms, financial pressures, and rising expectations for partners. This shift is affecting businesses tied to romance, such as wedding planners and flower shops.

 

A 2023 survey by the National Statistical Office revealed that 20% of Thais are single, with the majority living in urban areas. Among those aged 15 to 49, who make up about 40.9% of the population, many are embracing a lifestyle focused on self-fulfillment, prioritizing travel, beauty, housing, and dining over marriage.

 

Financial concerns are leading some to delay marriage, preferring to secure their future first. Many singles also have higher expectations for potential partners, including criteria like income and relationship history. Long working hours further limit social interactions needed to find partners.

 

Setthawut Naruemityarn, owner of the Wedding is ME planning service, notes that while some financially secure Thai couples continue to marry, there is a trend toward smaller, less costly weddings. This reflects broader changes in Thai wedding customs, with a preference for intimate celebrations.

 

 

Generational shifts are reshaping wedding traditions. While Baby Boomer parents often valued social status and lavish weddings, today’s Generation Y and Z prefer simpler, more personal events. Many couples infuse Western influences into their weddings, favoring smaller gatherings in cozy venues over grand hotel ballrooms.

 

Thonglor Kulabsawat from Toi Flower Shop has noticed that younger generations are purchasing fewer flowers, opting for lifestyle gifts instead. To stay competitive, his shop is updating its designs and techniques.

 

Despite changing trends, Thonglor is hopeful. As young people mature and expand their social circles, he anticipates more opportunities for flower purchases, reflecting life’s milestones and celebrations, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-02-13

 

 

Basically what happened in the West...

 

So in a few decades, expect to see Thailand import half of Africa to offset as their demographics collapse... 

[Woke to Sounds]

It's the internet pornography, stupid.

 

Who needs one when you can have hundreds?

[spidermike007]

There are probably so many reasons for this, sinsod might be one of them, perhaps that ancient tradition should be abolished, it seems a bit antiquated at this point.

 

Also many people are just not that anxious to have children anymore, this does not seem to be a particularly good time to bring children into the world, and babies in general are so over rated. So, overall this might be a good trend for Thailand and for the planet. 

[NorthernRyland]

16 minutes ago, Jenkins9039 said:

So in a few decades, expect to see Thailand import half of Africa to offset as their demographics collapse... 

 

It took decades of brain washing Americans to make them believe they were evil racists. I don't see the same thing happening in Thailand but it's worth keeping an eye on.

[renaissanc]

Firstly, the dowry is a major obstacle. I married an orphan, so this wasn't a factor. (Not a bar girl, by the way, but a factory worker.) Secondly, the cost of decent education is a looming problem for couples. International school fees are already prohibitive.  Lastly, I have been lucky to find a pure gem of a wife who enjoys the simple things of life and doesn't want the material life that city women desire so much.

[lordgrinz]

Just of curiosity, by overpopulating the World, when do all these countries feel they will have fulfilled saturation? I mean governments seem to be basing the future on constant expansion of the human population, more workers to supply their expansion plans, so are basically acting like a viruses. 

[Expat68]

Not only Thais

[Snackbar]

Lost me at .. long working hours

 

 

[sandyf]

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

and the thought of having to pay through the nose for her dowry to keep her parents happy.

A thought that is prevalent among falangs that the whole of Thailand follows the culture of one small area. Probably resulting from a particular lifestyle.

Around here the Sinsod has been symbolic for decades, the parents return it with extras to the newlyweds.

[khunPer]

Same as in some, if not several, Western countries.

[Purdey]

The population will drop more, and AI will take over several technological jobs, but unemployment will go down too.

[Jonathan Swift]

22 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

I don't blame them really, as having a relationship/getting married/ having a family is fraught with problems/expenses and there are no government incentives to do it. I have talked to many young people and they see it as a trap.... with financial servitude attached. Good luck trying to convince them to play the game on this one.

We tend to evolve when society requires it

[Jonathan Swift]

11 hours ago, hotsun said:

whats happening to Asia and their declining population is much more preferable than the west who is importing africans and middle east to replace their declining population

 

 

point being, thailand doesnt need to change anything. The world is overpopulated

The theme song of the American NAZl: "you will not replace us". So when and where is your next KKK rally? Zieg Heil!

[Jonathan Swift]

8 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

I don't know what you're talking about. It's been going very well so far...oh wait....

 

 

...but still it wasn't the migrants fault, it was just a car attack. Pesky cars.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

 

The cry of the American NAZl: "you will not replace us" Zieg HeiI!

[NorthernRyland]

4 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The cry of the American NAZl: "you will not replace us" Zieg HeiI!

 

 

so it's the "if you don't want Germans being killed by Muslims you're a Nazi". You're make the case for being a Nazi now?

[dallen52]

On 2/14/2025 at 6:36 AM, MalcolmB said:

Very common for lazy uneducated single mothers in Thailand to work as prostitutes in tourist towns.

Then Freddy Farang gallantly rides in on his white horse and rescues her. 
Then she will quickly want to breed again with Freddy to lock in a solid financial future.

It often works, older Freddy’s are preferred, they usually die quicker.

But mine was different.

 

She was cashier...

 

[newnative]

     I have two Thai nieces, both in their early 40s, beautiful, educated.  Neither has ever married, neither seems to have marriage in their immediate future.  They have dated but so far it seems they have found their Thai male suitors to be lacking.   My sole male Thai nephew, also in his 40s, finally did marry so maybe there is hope for the nieces.  Meanwhile, gay marriages can take up some of the slack for the Thai marriage businesses.

[MalcolmB]

On 2/17/2025 at 12:06 PM, dallen52 said:

But mine was different.

 

She was cashier...

 

Well done mate.

You got one of the hi-so upper class ones.

[dallen52]

11 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Well done mate.

You got one of the hi-so upper class ones.

They are selective who they go with lol.

If at all.

They get a few baht extra money than normal staff. 

But anywhere where the mentality says...

"Just a fc*k for money. 

Not mean anything."

 

Its not a perfect recipe of a harmonious life.