The purpose of this study is to investigate the semantic implications of marriage among single girls in Bandar Imam Khomeini. The present study is qualitative and based on a descriptive phenomenological method. Based on the purposeful sampling and based on the data saturation rule, 17 people have been considered as a sample. The data collection technique was in-depth interviews. The seven-step Claise approach was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the girls studied had different perceptions of marriage, sometimes they considered marriage as a bond, sometimes to satisfy a need, and sometimes as a religious duty; sometimes they were afraid of marriage despite their desire;Regarding girls' definition and understanding of the phenomenon of marriage, the categories of "marriage as a factor of social bonding", "function of satisfying needs", "positivity of marriage", "positive response to custom and religion", and "pessimism towards marriage" were extracted. Also, the most important obstacles to marriage from the eyes of girls were classified in the form of categories such as "unsettled economy", "obstacles to employment", "material obstacles", "housing challenges", "fear of increasing divorce", "marriage to get rid of pressure", "control and supervision of families", "social legitimacy of singleness", "inefficiency of the educational system