It is generally believed that more education has affected women's attitudes toward marriage. The greater the amount of time invested in education, the greater the likelihood marriage will be put off. In addition, women are devoting themselves to their careers, and often cannot take time for marriage. Finally, the rising divorce rate and a plethora of stories of disastrous marriages have infected a growing number with fear of marriage.
一般看法認為，女性教育年限延長影響到女性對婚姻的選擇，教育投資越長，結婚越可能延後；其次，女性投入工作事業，常無法顧及個人婚姻；最後是，社會的離婚率日增，不幸的婚姻故事常環繞周遭，患有結婚恐懼症或拒婚族的女性增加，遲婚率也就上升了。