Is not getting married an ungrateful act?

No, of course not. We shouldn't label the act of not getting married as ungrateful, everyone has a choice in their own life.

In the traditional mindset of many people, getting married, having children, and carrying on the family line is a matter of course. If you choose not to get married is to fight against this idea, is against the old generation of people to continue the idea, this is a kind of unfilial behavior. In fact, this is a wrong way of thinking. Neither morality nor the rule of law explicitly states that not getting married is an act of unfiliality. Everyone has the right to make choices about their own life, the choice to get married or not to get married is a personal choice, we can not go too far to judge what. Different people have different outlooks on life and values, so the notion that not getting married is unfilial behavior is actually a different outlook on life and values.

In the eyes of many parents, the effort to raise their children to get married and have children is the biggest task, that is, an account of their own ancestors, if you choose not to get married then it is unfilial to them. They will think that this behavior will make the neighbors talk and make them lose face and unacceptable. So they naturally label the act of not getting married as unfilial, and they will be extremely opposed and critical and condemn this behavior. What's more, they also label as unfilial the act of getting married but not having children.

There are many unmarried people in today's society, and there are many reasons for this phenomenon. We should not condemn this behavior alone, and label this choice as unfilial. A lot of non-married people choose this behavior because of social pressure, and economic pressure is a big part of it. Getting married nowadays means buying a house and a car, and wedding expenses or dowry cost a fortune. This puts a lot of people under a lot of pressure, and choosing not to get married makes it a lot easier for them.