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Something we all have in common is that we've all been single at one or many points in our lives. And yes, views are evolving, but being single is still stigmatized. Just think about it, how many times have you heard "When are you going to settle down and get married?" or "When are you going to make me a grandmother?" However, if someone ends up single, it might not be the end of the world for them. Shocking, I know.
Singlehood has its ups and downs. For example, there's the sweet, sweet freedom, but you also have to suffer through the perils of online dating. It's not perfect. But then again, is anything? In an attempt to stop their relationship-flaunting friends from asking "How are you?" in a condescending tone, single people have been describing their everyday life in memes. Maybe if they make enough of these, their relatives will also get the message?
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Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., is a project scientist and social psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While speaking to the American Psychological Association, she pointed out an interesting fact: with all of the celebration of marriage and coupling and weddings, you'd think that married people would be happier. But if you were to follow the same people over the course of their lives and ask them over and over again, "Are you happy? Are you happy? Are you happy? How happy are you?", you'd see that when people get married, they end up no happier than they were when they were single.
So if someone is a really happy single person, they'll probably be a happily married person and if they were not so happy as a single person, they probably will not be so happy as a married person.
"Sometimes, people get a little bump in happiness [at the time when they tie the knot], but then they go back to being as happy or as unhappy as they were when they were single," DePaulo said.
"And here's something else about that newlywed effect – that little increase in happiness around the wedding – it only happens for the married people who get married and stay married. If you're one of those married couples who's going to end up divorced, as your wedding is approaching you're already getting a tiny bit less happy."
So there you have it: happiness starts from within. And getting a partner isn't going to change that. Consciously or not, people are probably realizing that. The number of single-person households in the United States has been growing steadily since 1960.
DePaulo has been studying people who she calls "single at heart." They're the ones who live their best, most authentic, most meaningful lives by staying single. "When you ask [these people] ... what they think when they know they're going to have some time alone coming up, overwhelmingly, more than 95 percent say they look forward to it, they really savor their solitude. And they don't worry – or they very rarely worry that if they have time to themselves, they're going to feel lonely."
According to her, loneliness is a really important thing to study. We need to be more aware of what people can get out of solitude rather than just worrying about people who are going to be lonely.
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Easily Excitable Panda 3 years ago
Plants are a lot easier to homeschool.
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SirPatTheCat 3 years ago (edited)
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Snake of Eden 3 years ago
I wish my house plants could behave as well as this guy's. I'm still training my newcomers. Isn't going well.
Jazzy Mc. Jaz 3 years ago
meeee!!!! I have a avocado tree there not even supposed to grow in Maine!
Duchess Raven Waves 3 years ago
I once had a fake plant that still managed to die in my possession.
Bow, I’m a Slytherin 3 years ago
I have 13 kids! I did have 14, until Oompa-Loompa (I named one of my children Oompa-Loopma) was murdered by his grandmother.
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Linus Nilsson 3 years ago
Of course I solved it before scrolling on, what kind of psychopath do you think I am?
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Bardhi's Dad 3 years ago
That's the first condition. Then you can go further with your love life.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
My mom recently told me that if I started dating a man, she would be happy that I found someone to share my life with and I was like "That's cool, but I'm happy being single and please stop talking."
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Saint Thomas 3 years ago
It's a good idea to have added the "Me/Me" caption, as the concept of mirror is something few people know or understand.
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cassiushumanmother 3 years ago
I want this shirt! And this cacatoes! And this mans fabulous vibe!
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soni w 3 years ago
I don't think I've laughed so hard at a bp post for a while😂
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M O'Connell 3 years ago
What I want in a partner is someone who smiles occasionally, and brings me broken things, which I will then go to unreasonable lengths to fix. Then they thank me. Also, there is a ≠0 chance of sex.
Seabeast 3 years ago
Every choice you ever make has consequences. When I was single I was mainly pretty happy, but occasionally would feel lonely and wish I had someone to come home to. Now that I've been in a long term relationship for years, I sometimes wish he'd go away for the weekend so I can have the house to myself for a few days.
jknbt jknbt 3 years ago
the last time my momma asked me why I was still single, I said, "Mom, I am praying the Lord will send me a filthy rich white woman who is obsessively in love with me, wears a 39D bra, and will put up with my crap". She thought about it a minute & then said, "Son, you are gonna have a long wait. The good book says you shall not put the Lord to the foolish test!"
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
I'm married 14 years, and I still think "incel" is the cruelest word ever invented by the internet, and of course that's saying a lot. Being involuntarily single is the absolute worst.
Jamma 3 years ago
There's a lot of things worse than wanting a partner and not having one. And most people are able to fill their lives with healthy or even just time-passing pursuits until that is no longer the case. Incels get their name and reputation because they cannot deal with a normal part of being human in a healthy way.
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soni w 3 years ago
I don't think I've laughed so hard at a bp post for a while😂
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 3 years ago
What I want in a partner is someone who smiles occasionally, and brings me broken things, which I will then go to unreasonable lengths to fix. Then they thank me. Also, there is a ≠0 chance of sex.
Seabeast 3 years ago
Every choice you ever make has consequences. When I was single I was mainly pretty happy, but occasionally would feel lonely and wish I had someone to come home to. Now that I've been in a long term relationship for years, I sometimes wish he'd go away for the weekend so I can have the house to myself for a few days.
jknbt jknbt 3 years ago
the last time my momma asked me why I was still single, I said, "Mom, I am praying the Lord will send me a filthy rich white woman who is obsessively in love with me, wears a 39D bra, and will put up with my crap". She thought about it a minute & then said, "Son, you are gonna have a long wait. The good book says you shall not put the Lord to the foolish test!"
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
I'm married 14 years, and I still think "incel" is the cruelest word ever invented by the internet, and of course that's saying a lot. Being involuntarily single is the absolute worst.
Jamma 3 years ago
There's a lot of things worse than wanting a partner and not having one. And most people are able to fill their lives with healthy or even just time-passing pursuits until that is no longer the case. Incels get their name and reputation because they cannot deal with a normal part of being human in a healthy way.
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