Women are happier being single than desperate men — here’s why: ‘Have more to gain by partnering’
All the single ladies are doing alright, new research reveals.
Turns out, women enjoy flying solo a whole lot more than men, a study recently published in Social Psychological and Personality Science found.
University of Toronto psychologists Elaine Hoan and Geoff MacDonald analyzed data from nearly 6,000 single adults from 10 studies and the results are in — un-partnered gals are happier than their guy counterparts in every aspect.
On every question, women answered that they were more satisfied with their lives than males did.
They were happier being on their own, less likely to want a significant other, more sexually satisfied and more content overall.
The aggregated data suggested that women — whether solo or plus-one — are more pleased with their lives in general, not to mention more satisfied sexually.
And no — they don’t want you to put a ring on it.
According to Hoan and MacDonald, women are happier being single because they are more likely to have supportive platonic relationships to fall back on.
In addition, romantic relationships are less beneficial for them because they’re more likely to take on a larger share of household duties and have their sexual pleasure undervalued.
Single men “have more to gain from partnering than do single women,” the experts said.
Dr. Bella DePaulo, author of “Single at Heart,” added that studies have shown that women also enjoy their solitude more than men — and spend more time pursuing their interests.
While some trends and studies seem to show that women are better off tying the knot than remaining a singleton, others show that single women are doing pretty well for themselves — single women own more homes than single men in the US, for example.
And although it’s more expensive to be single, many women would rather pay the “singles tax” than update their relationship status.
That tax — a catchy name for the higher costs that singles pay to financially support themselves — recently rose to over $7,000, according to Zillow.
A study conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma found that while many single women admitted that the financial burden of being financially independent is a major cause of stress in their lives, they considered it an acceptable price to pay to be on their own.
