Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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More Americans than ever before are single -- about half of American adults are unmarried and close to three in 10 are not in a committed relationship. Geoff MacDonald, PhD, of the University of Toronto, talks about how relationship status is related to well-being, whether there is a societal stigma against singles, and why there is so much more research on being in a happy relationship than there is on being happily single. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	We talk a lot on this podcast about relationships, and there's no doubt that relationships
0:36.6	can be an important driver of many people's health,
0:39.4	happiness, and well-being.
0:41.6	But focusing solely on partnerships or romantic relationships misses a crucial fact.
0:48.0	More Americans than ever before are single, and many are perfectly happy to stay that way.
0:53.0	A 2019 Pew Research Center poll found that 3 and 10 U.S. adults are single.
0:58.3	They're not married, living with a partner, or in a committed relationship.
1:02.3	Among those singles, half said they were not interested in dating or looking for a relationship.
1:08.0	Meanwhile, looking simply at marriage rates, we find the number of singles is even higher.
1:12.9	According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 50% of American adults are unmarried, or close to 127 million
1:19.7	people. Those singles are a diverse bunch. Some have never been married. Some are divorced,
1:25.4	some widowed. They are older or younger, some are parents,
1:28.9	others have no children. All of those factors and many others may affect how people experience
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