In her book Buhun Julebu (The Unmarried Club), Liao Ho-min describes a part of the modern mosaic: "When there are things in the extended family to be taken care of, large or small, it is more difficult to coordinate with people who are married. They must first take care of their own families, and only then will they give help to others.
作家廖和敏在《不婚俱樂部》中描繪存在於這個時代的部分景象：「家族中有大小事，要調配有家分子出馬比較困難，因為他們要先安頓家中的老小，才肯騰出多餘人力援外。