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Does man need a partner (to be happy)?
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Can you be happy as a single – permanently? Or will people sooner or later need a partnership in order to feel complete? Questions we got to the bottom of.
Did you know that there is a single person in every second household? A striking number of people in Germany live alone. Some of them have deliberately chosen to be single, for others it is a temporary state. Many singles – mostly women – have to contend with prejudice because of this fact. Because of their loneliness, others see them as less content and less happy. According to “swr.de”, at least one says that Study by the social psychologist Tobias Greitemeyer from the University of Salzburgbut is that true?
(Dis)satisfied: How many singles really feel alone?
Be happy all alone, without a partner. An unimaginable way of life for many, but a considerable part of society is actually doing quite well with it. At least that is the picture drawn by a study by Lisa Fischbach, psychologist and head of research at the online dating site ElitePartner. According to this, half are rather dissatisfied with being alone, but the other half of the singles are satisfied. In the case of single women, there is often still biological pressure to find a partner. According to Fischbach’s study, it is precisely women between the ages of 30 and 39 who are particularly dissatisfied.
Be happy as a single – but how?
Not having a partner does not mean that you are all alone – on the contrary. Nevertheless, interpersonal relationships can be cultivated, in the form of deep friendships or good acquaintances. This is even important, because a strong social network can take away the fear of being alone when you are old and needing care. Anyone who invests in this type of relationship is never completely on their own. The Corona pandemic has also made this clear: You take responsibility for each other, support each other – be it with shopping.
As a result, one can say: It doesn’t matter whether you are single and living alone, living with friends under one roof or with a permanent partner. In the end, everyone defines for themselves how and with whom they feel complete in life. However, having a partner in life, no matter what form, is never wrong.
Sources used: swr.de