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Young people are choosing to stay single and loving it. Here’s why
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The study published earlier this month said people aged 14 to 20 years are now more satisfied with being single than their counterparts 10 years ago.
Young people today are not only more likely to be single than previous generations but also seem perfectly content with their single status, a new study found.
The study published earlier this month in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin said people aged 14 to 20 years are now more satisfied with being single than their counterparts 10 years ago.
“It seems that today’s adolescents are less inclined to pursue a romantic relationship. This could well be the reason for the increased singlehood satisfaction,” said Tita Gonzalez Avilés, lead author and psychologist at the Institute of Psychology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainzin Germany.
“It is notable that, particularly in Western industrialized countries, singlehood is no longer unconventional and now considered more socially acceptable than in the past,” she said in a Tuesday media release.
The choice to stay single may also be on the rise in Canada.
This trend is reflected in the growing number of people living alone.
Statistics Canada data shows that in 2021, 4.4 million people were living alone, up from 1.7 million in 1981. This represents a 15 per cent increase and the highest share of adults aged 15 and older in private households.
More people are also choosing not to get married. In 2020, Canadian marriages hit a historic low with 33 per cent fewer marriages registered compared with the previous year.