In this club we'll be talking about an article from Sixth Tone which you can find here:_x000D_ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-9EUAXUU1V2N0mUrOyNldw_x000D_ _x000D_ It would be really great if you read it before joining the club!_x000D_ _x000D_ Despite huge efforts to the opposite, more and more people are actively choosing to stay single. Why? How are they dealing with all the social repercussions? What about having children? This a whole new generation, my friends!_x000D_ _x000D_ Do you live alone? Any plans to get married? Between 2013 and 2020, the marriage rate dropped 40% in China. It's estimated that in 2021, 92 million people lived on their own. _x000D_ _x000D_ These days, among many of the millennials, the idea of marriage is a lifelong commitment they wish never to take. But though some don't want marriage, what if you want to have a child? Currently, it's not easy nor encouraged for a woman to do that on her own. There are restrictions, particularly in receiving the kind of benefits one would if married. But the times, they are a-changing. Support groups and single rights movements are happening. Real change is occurring. And it's starting, like so many important things that have needed changing, with one person speaking up. _x000D_ _x000D_ Join us for this very special Popcorn Club where we will read and discuss this important Sixth Tone article. _x000D_ _x000D_ 在本次club中，我们将讨论Sixth Tone的一篇文章，你可以在这里查看，建议在活动之前阅读此篇文章（你可以私聊小帕获取文章链接）：_x000D_ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-9EUAXUU1V2N0mUrOyNldw_x000D_ _x000D_ 为什么尽管大力鼓励生育，但越来越多的人仍然选择单身？人们如何应对不结婚和不生孩子的社会影响？现在的年轻人是全新的一代人，朋友们！_x000D_ _x000D_ 你在独居吗？有结婚的打算吗？从2013年至2020年，中国的结婚率下降了40%。据估计在2021年，有9200万人独居。_x000D_ _x000D_ 结婚是许多千禧一代不愿承担的终身承诺。虽然有些人不想结婚，但如果想要孩子呢？目前，女性想要未婚生子并不容易，也不受到鼓励，和婚后可以收到的福利相比，社会仍对此有很多限制。但时代正在改变，支持团体和单身权利运动正在发生。真正的变化已经开始了，就像许多需要改变的重要事情一样，只有一个人发声。_x000D_ _x000D_ 加入本次非常特别的club，我们将阅读和讨论这篇重要的Six Tone文章。