Gwangyang City Receives Positive Response for Single Men and Women Meeting Event 'Solo Ending'

Expectations for a Positive Shift in Perceptions of Marriage

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Heo Seon-sik] On the 13th, Jeonnam Gwangyang City announced that it held a singles meeting event called ‘Solo Ending’ on the 11th at Gwangyang Youth Dream Center and Choi’s Farm in Okgok-myeon.

This event was promoted in light of the social phenomenon where the rise of non-marriage and late marriage among young people is a major factor in demographic changes, aiming to encourage healthy meetings among unmarried men and women and to create a marriage-friendly social atmosphere.

The city recruited participants in May from unmarried office workers aged 25 to 39 working at public institutions and companies, and selected 40 people through a public lottery amid great response with 61 men and 43 women applying.

The event was attended by the final 20 men and 20 women selected, and was conducted with various programs to help couple matching, including couple games, rotation conversations, and making eco-friendly eco-bags, all led by a professional MC.

Jo Sun-mi, Director of Strategic Policy Office, said, “I hope the Solo Ending event becomes an opportunity for unmarried office workers who have few chances to meet the opposite sex due to busy work life to meet couples with the help of experts and develop a positive view on marriage.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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