We didn’t come here to champion singleness and tell you that being single is the best thing that could happen to you. In the middle of 2023, telling a person how they would be better off sentimentally speaking seems so old-fashioned and we go where they don’t call us, that what we have thought is to tell you what science says regarding What is better, whether to be alone or with a partner.
Emma Watson says that with the self-partnered is more than happy. And there is something that is clear and that is that spending time alone with oneself is not only wonderful, it is something necessary. Until sex in new york taught us how wonderful it is to be singleSo why do we keep thinking that we are missing something if we are alone?
It is not uncommon for us to define ourselves based on our relationships, and that is precisely what we can avoid if we do not have a partner. Thinking that we are missing something if we are single is a clear example of what society puts pressure on single peopleand it is that we sometimes do not realize the importance of demystifying and eliminating stigmas about singleness and single people, still present according to the studiesand no one better than science to achieve it.
Science, that friend who explains to us the meaning of your partner closing their eyes when you have sexwhich tells us that it is better to always sleep naked and tells us why, or that tells us that the secret of happiness as a couple is not lovewill also be in charge of making it clear to us why being single is better than having a partner. Little word of science.
Single people get to know each other better
spending time alone after a break up It is, according to experts, a form of self-care. But it is largely because “it will help you to know who you are now”, as explained by Iria Reguera, psychologist and editor-in-chief of Trendencias. When we are alone we have more time for ourselves.
“Before, I lacked time to read and enjoy a series on my own. And I like that I can make plans without giving explanations“, Laura told us, a woman who has been single for years. And that alone time helps us get to know each other better.
Single people take more care of their bodies
According to a study published in Journal of Marriage and Family, divorced people exercise more than those who are married, although if there are active people they are those who have always been single. It is not the only publication about it. In PsychologyTodaythe psychologist Bella DePaulo assures that women who have always been single have a healthier life than those who are married, they even go to the doctor less and are sick fewer days a year.
And one more fact, They are thinner according to this study published in Social Science & Medicine: Single people have a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) than married people.
Single people take more care of their friends and family
This study published in the journal Contexts ensures that people who have always been single are much more attentive to their friends and family than married people. It is not because they have more time, but because they are more aware of the importance of taking care of those friendship relationships. Also, according to this studythey try harder to keep sibling relationships strong.
Single people have a better economy
We do not entirely agree with this since the expenses of living alone, for example, are not half of what they would be with a partner, they are more. But although the cost of living for single people is higher, according to Debt.org “21% of single people have credit card debt, compared to 27% of married couples without children and 36% of married couples with children.
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