Change is my problem area. I did okay married. I did okay in friends with benefits. I do okay single. They are all equally gratifying and dismaying, high points and low points. Where I fumble is in the transitions.
But, now that I'm older, with my son and his fiance moving out in another year, I will have NO responsibility for one decade of my life...I want to really enjoy my time...single or hooked up it doesn't matter. I want to write and draw without distraction. Travel and be part of a community garden. Sell my home and live close enough to walk to the market...every day if that's what I choose.
Nice post, Pal!

Yup as long as you are not alone. People should not have the monopoly of other people's time and resources. Each person has their own priorities in life which may or may not involve other people. If you let society bully you to become a social animal against your will you will be miserable.

It can be better than staying in a toxic relationship.

"man drought" lol
Being single is fine. Definitely less drama, but less fun too.

Ha ha ha... There is one way to find out and then it's already too late !!! (yeah get married) ?

I live in the Melbourne suburbs, makes this more interesting.

I'm happy being single, and I have a number of female fiends that feel the same way. But in my 70's I might feel a bit different.

Having friends is the best part of life now.

Even though we both grew during our marriage, I think my wife had to adopt to more change because of my career, but she did it very well, and had good, portable skills. So, except for her choosing a career she never would have considered because of my interests, she very well might have been better off without me.

I'm 30 and single.

I did not enjoy being single at first. Part of that was just the newness - I had never been single as an adult until my husband died. Now it is just sort of a where I am. I am ok with it now and do not find myself lonely. (I have three kids so that might be part of the equation.) That is not to say that I would not like a partner. But I would rather be alone than with the wrong person, so it works for me. Of course, when I get older, I might strike up an economic relationship. I definitely see the utility in sharing resources.

Surprised they didn't mention China's male overpopulation;

I don't have to read the article to know that being single is a wonderful thing!

I did read it, but I don't let what other people think I 'should' do, ever get in the way
of what I WANT to do.
Being single is being free.

depends on the alternative; it is far better than being with the wrong person.

it's a lot more peaceful

Love this article . Thank you for posting it .

I don't dislike it

I no longer see it as good or bad; it just is. I’ve been married 3 times, with a few other relationships in between. I can’t seem to sustain it for long. Part of it is that as a consequence of narcissistic abuse from my mother...narcs/toxic people are attracted to me. I’m attracted to them, too; at least til the red flags come out. (INFJ problem?)
I actually feel better, more at peace, when single. Don’t always like it though...it’s hard to be isolated/alone, especially when I’m sick. I have a push-pull thing of wanting a partner but soon as I have one, needing to protect my space and alone time.