Undergraduate Thesis

Since then, we heard a lot about those women who stay single until their time of limitations was reached, wherein the possibility of having family and be gratified to conceive a child their womb are those unfavorable chances for their life they posses. This study aims to explore the lived experiences encountered by single ladies currently living in the Philippines. The paraticipants{92} age ranges from 50 to 60, a woman who is still single, does not have a child or children, and has never been married. The researchers used a purposive sampling technique to identify the characteristic of the practice and gathered information using interview guide questions. In order to perceive their lived experiences of single ladies in late-life which is the aim of this study, through the perspective of phenomenological approach, the research were able to help these single ladies to unravel their untold and never been heard stories as a person. The gathered information was used to extract and identify the common themes among the participants of this study. The study shows that most single ladies in late life are still hoping for their future partner even at such age, but still believes that to feel loved, individual does not have to have their own family, and rather, just the care, love, and support of the family and friends they already have. To this end, the research question is as follows: Central Question: What is the essence of the lived experiences of single ladies in late life? Corollary Questions: In order to support the research questions, the researchers outlined subsidiary questions as follows: How does each co-researcher describe her experiences? 2. What themes emerged from the narratives of experiences of co-researchers? 3. What reflection can be drawn from the testimonies of the co researchers? This inquest has used a phenomenological approach with the support of the interview guide to help the co-researchers find their ways to express and properly share their stories. Also, researchers were able to find themselves as observant. Moreover, the central question is to find the essence of lived experiences of single ladies in late-life which is supported by three corollary questions.