A Study of the Trend Away from the Traditional Courtship Habitsof Young People: Procrastination in Finding a Partner

Abstract

This paper analyses procrastination in finding a partner as one of the non-economic factors associated with the trend away from traditional courtship habits. From the results of our questionnaire and an experiment based on behavioral economics, we confirm that there are many unmarried young people who give higher priority to their carefree life than to finding a partner. We also find that those who put off finding a partner and have a present-biased preference become more active in their courtship activity once they are made aware of their procrastination. These results suggest the importance of further research on the topic.