Traditionally, social sciences focused on marriage over singlehood, often relegating single individuals to a comparative role in studies. Recent research has shifted to include single people, expanding the understanding of singlehood beyond deficit narratives. Studies indicate that many individuals thrive by being single, leading meaningful and fulfilling lives. Key insights show that misconceptions about singlehood are prevalent, such as the belief that all singles are seeking relationships or that being single is merely a temporary phase. In fact, many embrace being single as a preferred lifestyle choice.
For most of the past century, social scientists were interested in marriage, not singlehood. Single people were typically included in studies as the group to which married people were compared.
I've discovered that in my study of people who are single at heart, they live their most meaningful, fulfilling, and psychologically rich lives by being single.
A substantial number of single people are not at all interested in a romantic relationship, challenging the limiting assumptions about what single means.
Many single people believe they are single by choice, loving their situation and not feeling pressure to become unsingle.
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