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Hi! everyone.Could you tell me whether my understanding is correct?How does a bachelor fare in the American society?Does the above question mean 'How is a bachelor treated in the American society? Or what do people think about the bachelor?Thanks!

Philip · Accepted Answer

I see fare as getting along in general.

Silak12 · Answer

Thanks! Sir.
But, what does bachelor's getting along in American society mean?
I mean when someone asks 'how does a bachelor get along in American society?'. What are they actually asking about the bachelor?

CalifJim · Answer

silak12How does a bachelor fare in ~~the~~ American society?

= How well can a bachelor live his life in American society?
Or, possibly,
= How successful can a bachelor be in American society? (Success can be success in his career, success in social situations, or any other kind of success.)

silak12Does the above question mean 'How is a bachelor treated in the American society? Or what do people think about the bachelor?

I would say more or less "yes", but with less emphasis on what people think of him.
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Cultural footnote. The term "bachelor" is not a term that often applies meaningfully in much of present-day American society, and the word is not really used that often. The technical definition is "unmarried man", but that definition applied in times when "unmarried" meant more or less the same as "not in a sexual relationship with a woman". Nowadays, many American men are in long-term relationships with women, even though they are not married to them. That means that they are technically bachelors even though they do not occupy a place in society which was formerly occupied by men who were called bachelors. They probably would not call themselves bachelors even though they fit the technical definition.

CJ

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