Recognizing their own successes as single women, most decided to postpone marriage and taught their daughters to do the same.

It was unrealistic to postpone marriage, and picture brides began to arrive on every train.

Lacking resources, the engaged couple agreed to postpone marriage until after the war.

A pervasive pessimism about the future is believed to have led young Japanese to postpone marriage and children.

He said he and his girlfriend had agreed to postpone marriage for career reasons.

Several recent studies are starting to persuade many doctors that men should not be too cavalier about postponing marriage and children.

He is looking to postpone marriage for as long as he can.

The statistics also showed more people postponing marriage, especially men.

Still others are convinced that they can be explained by the phenomenon of yuppies who have postponed marriage into their 30's.

Some men postpone marriage until their financial position is more secure and use wealth to help attract women.