Studies show: single women are happier than single men? Single people, true or false?

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DermalPunch · Accepted Answer

Yes, it's true. Most men these days see women as a utility. They are generally on the take. Maybe my perspective is bias because I have my own money, career, place and plans for my life and I am not looking for a man to solve my problems but grow with.

So, admittedly yes I do have high standards because I give 100%+ when I am invested. This is probably my mistake and I have to learn to hold out more.

So, for women who are responsible yet giving, they encounter men whoarre initially excited but it's just about the chase -- like catch and release fishing. They don't want to reciprocate.

Just take because they feel they are amazing just because they are men and the woman is interested in them so they think she will accept any old treatment.

This is all I have been encountering and as a result, yes, being single is better for me right now because all men are bringing is manipulation, drama and disrespect. And a lot of them are playing a part until they *think* you're hooked then the real them comes out.

Women have become commoditized through advertising, porn, and so-called empowerment that à lot of men don't see a woman as a valuable thing anymore.

A supportive and kind woman is just viewed as a chump from what I see. I haven't said never but finding a man has become a very low priority now because the landscape is really lackluster and somewhat dangerous.

Kimpo · Accepted Answer

There’s pros and cons to both but I will say. I am a lot happier now that I have been single for 2 months. My last relationship was hell. My partner wanted me to cook and clean for him while I worked full time. You damn right I’m happier single.

I don’t have to check in with anyone. I only have to grocery shop and make meals for myself. Nor do I have to spend time with someone’s family and friends. I can be completely selfish with my time now. Don’t get me wrong I liked being in a relationship but I am definitely enjoying my free time as of lately. I also don’t have to pretend like I enjoy the sex because we’re in a relationship.

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

YOUNG women are happy being single because they know that getting a relationship is relatively easy, and they have plenty of options. Plus, even without a relationship, they can get male attention and usually favors from men - drinks, meals, repairs, help moving, etc.

Now ask single women in their mid-30s through 40s, when the attention and favors have fallen way off. They tend to be lonely and miserable, and lots of them turn to gossip and put-downs to try to feel better about themselves. I have a few single female customers in this demographic, and they rarely smile or seem happy, and I sometimes overhear conversations.

Of course there are exceptions, but what happens is that they have lots of free time, but their friends all have families and don't have time to take off for the weekend or stay out late at night, so they either have to go out alone, which most women hate, or limit themselves to one weekend night a month when a friend can go.

Another common coping mechanism is "retail therapy" - shopping. Some women have rooms and garages full of stuff they never wear or use, and insane credit card debt, because they deal with loneliness at the mall or on Amazon.

Obviously there are some genuine exceptions - women who are truly happy alone, but that's far from the rule in my experience, except for women in their 20s.

Kleber_01 · Accepted Answer

Maybe more women were interviewed than men, I don't believe much in these surveys anymore, they always want us to think the way they want

ManOnFire · Answer

I have never believed in that. Instead it has always seemed to be a way for single women to try to distract from their unhappiness by portraying single men as the lonely masturbators in this life, so that they can feel better about being lonely and not having a man.

I've known a lot of women over the years who are single and very unhappy. And they tend to be even more desperate for sex and a relationship than single guys, to the point of even needing to air it out to the world that they're single. And they do it on social media as well, and it's where you see all their goofy meme's about needing "vitamin D." Single women seem to think that by saying out loud that they're available that it should be easy for them to get a guy. It does the opposite. It makes men see them as desperate and even unstable.

AviatorTom · Answer

The women I've known in my life that are happy are those in relationships, single, married or otherwise. I've known quite a few single women who are not in a relationship who are unhappy with their lives.

So, I think I must disagree with this post's premise.

AmandaYVR · Answer

I'm not single but I'll weigh in on one point I think is applicable -

Men generally have a higher sex drive and more sexual frustration when they're not getting it. I don't think it's the same for most females.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Of course women are happier than men: you don't have women driving you crazy every day! :) :) :)

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Studies are a dime a dozen. Is it possible that single women are happier than single men? Sure, it's possible. But how do you define happy? How do you measure it? Any kind of study is self-reporting about something extremely subjective.

What I do know is that there is a huge difference between people in general. Some people need someone in their life. They can't stand being alone. Others are perfectly fine being alone, even long term.

I looked this up this study. The link in the Bustle article was broken, so I could not look at the actual study. I don't place any weight on studies until I've looked into them to see how the study was carried out. It's already a highly subjective topic. But like the large majority of "studies", the study itself is probably poor quality.

I'll also add that when you get older, it can change for more practical reasons. People in my age group and older are not necessarily looking for a love of their life. They are probably divorced or widowed. Now many of them just want companionship and somebody to do things with.

molonski2 · Answer

Women of the correct age are highly sexual beings , they can outlast any man , I think there is however more at stake when they begin being sexual with some guy , particularly at the start , now all the single women I know ( again of a certain age ) own a great array of vibrators , nothing wrong with that , so I do believe the statement to be true , and the reasons being , although nothing matches the real thing , women may have a fck buddy or friends with benefits , women will now happily use a series of sex toys ( big positive ) , women have great social networks and gain attention , even if they are not interested it certainly strokes the go , again all this at a certain age.

So most probably true , right up to menopause , this black cloud changes everything , so older women are in a much worse place than older men who remain fertile , so everyone makes a compromise , age dependent , so hypothetically a 50 year old odd single man , over here , would have an awesome time , it would be a skill to remain single , if he were even half okey.

30 year old in Australia / US / Europe , I'd say the woman may well have a much better time being single , so like all these things the answer is never black / white , always age and area dependent , as to the outcome.

I will say this , I see some under estimating the sexual drive of women , this is a facility, remember any woman biologically can outlast even the most virile man , perhaps some of those men ( or women ) are simply not putting in enough effort , learn about what you are doing particularly with the use of oral , bring your woman to a great climax and just keep working and learning.

So my answer is True and False , with all the above in mind.

Anonymous · Answer

Well I’ve been single all my life. I haven’t even had my first boyfriend. I lost my V-Card to myself when masturbating.

I eat what I wanna eat.

I f-k who I wanna f-k.

I take care of my health all day every day.

I practically live in the gym.

I watch XXX when I want to.

I keep Dating to not be lonely and I catch up with my friends.

I’ve chosen to not have kids. I just don’t desire that. I live in a very overpopulated state. And I live with multiple family members. I already feel overcrowded. Now my sister is having a child. I just don’t see myself changing diapers and hearing cries. I really don’t. I fear that 😣 YIKES! And to sacrifice my body/ vagina to bring another brat in here. That doesn’t sound like fun to me. SCREW ALL THAT. 🖕 I enjoy my vagina too much to ruin it.

I’ll get a partner. But I won’t have kids. If your main purpose in life is to marry and have kids. Men smell that desperation and it throws them off. Don’t date to have babies. Date for the experience, the love and the sex. Not for brats and marriage. All those are social constructs. Those can come later. I wouldn’t even marry. Not in this nation. Not with how expensive that BS is. Religion is a trap. I’m telling you. Use your intellect.

Anonymous · Answer

Clearly jibberish I'm affraid, not that I am saying the reverse is true, what I am saying is that the data is meaningless.

For a start wtf does happy even mean? We might all have some vague idea in our heads of a smiling face or something but that is a long way from a testable scientific definition. I am not partifuclarly well read on this subject but don't all studies of this type just fall down immediately at this first hurdle?

Even if you pretend that you know and everyone else knows what happiness and it is being correctly measured etc its still total nonsense because it isn't causal, there are all sorts of reasons why a person may or may not be happy or be single or not.

Followers of this sort of 'study' would be equally well served by taking their life advice from someone else's horoscope.

(and to be clear the suggestion is that all horoscopes are meaningless but reading someone else's as your own is doubly meaningless, those lies weren't even meant for you, not even the nut job 'reading' tea leaves thought that applied to you.)

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

Single women…

Single women also live longer than single men, I always thought men need women more than women need men.

Men can literally die if they are single.

For men having a woman by their side is a big motivator to keep living.

Women though, even though are usually the ones to have their heart more broken, are also the ones able to get up and keep enjoying the beat of lives.

I think even just laying on my bed right now and doing nothing, I am happier than the majority of single men around.

Fireguy17 · Answer

I've been single for extended periods of time by choice and was very happy.
I could come and go when I pleased, do what I wanted, buy whatever I wanted, didn't have to give up a really nice Saturday to go to some distant cousin's wedding, and I could cum with whomever I pleased.
Life was good.

Ciel7889 · Answer

Being single has its own good points and bad points cause you could live the way you want and of course you are not tied down with responsibility, you could choose your favourite company, where you wish to be and what you want to be and if your life allows you could be happiest every day so basically it's agreeable.

Tina19 · Answer

Being single i can hustle more in career as i don't feel distracted and if you surrounded by lot of people who are available for you then less chances to feel lonely when you are single you have the freedom to make all decisions so it might depend from person to person and their emotional intelligence

BeMuse · Answer

Where those imaginary "studies" conducted by women? Relationships tend to be central to women's existence were as men tend to be more oriented toward what they do. Women spend more time on the phone texting and talking with friends and family members. They send holiday and thank you cards to people they related to. They planned out and yurn to get married. They often devote more family time to children. They feel a need to be in a relationship to fit into their social circles. They gravitate toward communitarianism in politics (Democrats) more often. They follow fads and fashion trends that other people are trying more often. They seek attention and want to be popular/famous more often as is easily observable on social media. All the evidence would suggest women need relationships, were as men are more independent.

Belgie · Answer

Young single women find singledom fine because men still pursue them and she can get what she wants if she's not too hung up on which guy gives it to her.

But as they get older, men have the advantage. Women get more desperate but men become more in demand.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

Smashingdoozy · Answer

Interesting... I'm actually curious to know if single men who have platonic women friends regularly in their lives are happier than those who strictly have same gendered friends... Can't seem to find any study on it. Might have to start one myself.

Mewzinc · Answer

I will admit that I am happier single. I've been single for seven years. When I dated, I hated every second of it. No one told me dating/being in a relationship would be so stressful and suck. It was like endless drama, I was losing a ton of weight. I just hated it. Being single, yes it can get lonely you know it's human nature to want companionship but at the same time I'm used to be being single. I prefer to be single and I am happier.

RavVid · Answer

I'd have to check the survey methodology.. Young single women are at their peak so that probably corresponds to happiness. Later it might it might be less satisfactory as thoughts of family emerge. Both men and women seem to have sorted themselves out at 40+

Dargil · Answer

Perhaps betraying my sex, but I think that's true. Two things play against XY's. One is the need for validation by women and the other is the desire to reproduce or at least practice at it. I think the latter is in men's DNA, kind of a congenital addiction. Otherwise, why would men make fools of themselves and risk everything to get laid and why would we otherwise want to do a messy thing like that without needing to?

AdithyaR · Answer

Considering that there are also studies which show quite a few men in committed relationships won't leave unless they have another option lined up but women of almost always leave if the situation is unhealthy.
Kinda proves the women aren't afraid to be alone but a lot of adult men seem to need someone to do things for them.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

Utterly laughable. 1/3 women are on depression/anxiety medication, the "misery index" shows women are literally the most miserable they have EVER been in recorded history. This might be true for girls in their late teens and 20's who are partying HARD and have the power to choose any man they want for "fun", but once women hit 30 they dynamic changes rapidly.

A huge problem is how women are hell bent to destroy each other. Post wall women who are lonely and miserable convince younger girls to YOLO, which perpetuates the problem.

motownplayer2000 · Answer

Probably because women get to be there free selves.. be lazy as shit in bed. Not have to follow the expectations of a man.. so I would say they are happier single. I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t be happy single.. but it would be nice to have a nice warm body once in a while.

Adam1978 · Answer

Not true, unless the woman is surrounded by admirers and she is still having relationships without being in one. So she probably have it easier to be happy in her twenties but over time. It's men that has been harded by society that win in that game.

Billlewis · Answer

Of course single women are going to be happier, enjoy more satisfying relationships and make guys worship the ground they walk on... and that's exactly how it should be.

Berethor · Answer

Because many women are Asexual? why it should Surprise me? Sisters of Battle Approve.

DextroShade · Answer

These studies rely of self-reported data which is unreliable for this purpose; better studies that measure more objective indicators of misery such as psychiatric medications, drug abuse, and alcohol consumption show that middle aged single women are the most miserable category of human being.

Juxtapose · Answer

Why would a woman care when she can fill her time with random guys who will simp over her and then she can get rid of them whenever she wants? Of course she's not going to give a shit if she can't land a guy long-term for a while lol 😂

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Well it’s not really a fair comparison when you take into account that women have intensely easier lives than men do.  This is a fairly accurate portrayal of men’s loneliness vs women’s.

MrNameless · Answer

Where's the link to the study? I can believe it, though. Women have a more extensive social support system, and it's easier for them to get dates and sex than straight men.

DarkWinterNights · Answer

I know plenty of really happy single people. I’m fairly happy myself. But let’s be real here, anyone who’s happy being alone would probably be happier with someone special- or a “soulmate” (for lack of a better word).

TooHot2Care · Answer

That is not a very high bar.

I have gotten so many hate messages from crochedy single-women who I had no idea existed on instagram.

I don't doubt guys do this more. . ? But, consider that this isn't a very high bar to clear.

Jazzy54 · Answer

Ehh, I want to be in a relationship/married one day. So, I guess it depends on the woman. And no, I don’t want to hookup with randoms. That’s gross to me. 🤮

katiesmuff · Answer

I'm not sure about this! I think it would be a pretty even match. I can't think of any guy who has ever told me he was unhappy about being single.

TallAnon · Answer

The average woman would be more successful about solving the lack of intimacy than the average man. In that regard the statement makes sense to me.

Fromdusktilldawn · Answer

show me that study and I read it. I go to university and I know that surveys can not always represent the reality, it depends on how the sample of people got selected, where it was done, the age group and many more

_SillyShoes_ · Answer

I keep reading that and I kind of believe it.  But we can never know for sure - just from the observations we make around us.

PrettyCrumblBb · Answer

Where did u read that study? I heard a study saying men feel lonelier than women. 🥺

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I don't consult ''studies'' to know how happy I feel myself :) And what others feel isn't usually of my direct interest.

msc545 · Answer

Men in general tend to be unhappy - I think the only question has to do with whether it is worse for men to be married or single?

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Being single definitely has its big advantages that has much less stress and responsibilities vs being in a relationship but the lack of steady sex is a big problem which relationships provide.

Christoff92 · Answer

Off course women are much happier. Take it from him 😉

Raaj4you · Answer

False! Both single men and women are happier when they are single and carefree. Working hard for money, family responsibilities and family tensions can reduce your happiness. It's a fact !!!

007kingifrit · Answer

well its on an article so its probably terribly done or entirely misunderstood. but what ages are we talking about? at 20 sure, at 40? not likely

LiamJHayden · Answer

I'm happy being single, but are single men as a group less happy overall? I guess I have to defer to those studies.

Lis-the-librarian · Answer

Guys gave a lot harder time finding a woman to be/talk with. So i guess men are much more lonely.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

It’s subjective. At the end of the day nobody wants to end up old and alone.

rukus88 · Answer

It's a false study to trick women into the feminist narrative. Or more accurately to make them less susceptible to the detriment they face because of it. Belief is a powerful thing.

kakaling · Answer

I truly believe one thing, you work for what you need. You don't ask someone to work for what you need.

peedy · Answer

False  Men can be alone it doesn't bother them , women on the other can not be alone they don't seem to very well

WonderingandConfused · Answer

Well my stepmom doesn't sqeal lpudly when my Dad is home from business trips.. so apparently she likes it alone!

Pete671 · Answer

Who constructed these studies? I would guess women,,,

AngryCarl2 · Answer

I never heard of that study so I can't speak for its veracity.

Dreamclouds · Answer

Nobody is really happy being single but sometimes finding relationships can be hard if people are not opened and nice

Anonymous · Answer

Really? Then why do they nag and whine and bitch about everything constantly?

Chthou95 · Answer

Yeah they are until they see all their girls with boyfriends. The conscience will kick and they will ask themselves why they're single

Minahh · Answer

The way women are treated in the relationships totally makes sense

Fuentes · Answer

Lol false women compaint for realtionships, men actually stay quiet about it.

justabuddy · Answer

Sample size always matters in these surveys. I think the much older a girl gets the less likely this is to be true. Just me though.

BLP11520 · Answer

I believe that is true I believe women are in the driver’s seat as far as relationships go

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

Single and happy. Couldn't tell you.

Unit1 · Answer

Studies show: A statement without references is not a study. Probably including this one too.

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