Relationships?

Ooh...I haven't blogged about anythign 'substantial' like this in a very long while.

Anyways, seems like China is/will experiencing/experience a total lack of females in their near future which means that....our dear darling females from all over the globe will become scarce resources (sigh..i hate working in a bank, my head is filled with such nonsensical jargon now).

Anyways, not delving too deep into that, I was just wondering what exactly the people of my generation currently are looking for when they get into a relationship. I'm talking your relatively conservative Asian people who are currently looking for, for lack of a better word, love. Where do they go to find it? Sure, most of us are just starting out in life, our schedules are conflicting and tiring, so where do you find time to bond?

The obvious answer would be the workplace. You see your colleagues more than anyone else and they are in relatively close proximity which makes it convenient. But is that what you really want from a relationship? Convenience? That seems like a pretty lame argument to jump into a relationship in the first place.

Do we really want to get attached at this particular point in time? There are so many chinks to work out if you're starting a new relationship and time and effort definitely have to be put into a new relationship. Work will, unfortunately, come first on most occasions. When then will we actually have the time and energy to spend with that special person? Do we just get complacent, blame it on work and let the years roll by and then all of a sudden, it's just too late and too much of a hassle to find a new more compatible partner that forces us to get married and move on with life?

Within the workplace, there are only so many people that you can interact with a any one time. True, there will be people coming and going at times but when will you actually have the time to latch on to someone? People probably get attached by referalls then. How long can your pride take a bashing from rejections before your friends who take pity on you and start setting you up for dates because they think you're compatible and would make an awesome couple? How many of these kinds of dates can you take before you just feel thoroughly depressed and give up altogether?

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On another note, I think it's difficult working in HR because people can't really complain about their work/workplace/colleagues to you could they? Where do you draw the line between pouring your heart out and maintaining your integrity when you know that there are fundamental problems lying around?
*this point is really bad and hasn't been elaborated properly, I'm tired and going to bed in 5 minutes*