囧研究：幸福千千萬 單身一樣很美好

In the United States, 51 percent of adults are single. That number will likely only grow with marriage on the decline and divorce rates at historic highs, although not rising as quickly as past years.
美國有51%的成年人單身，儘管單身率增長沒有過去幾年快，可鑑於結婚率在下降，離婚率創歷史新高，這數值怕是隻會增長。

Single people outnumbering married couples represents a historic moment in the United States, but the culture still stigmatizes staying solo. Out of those 128 million Americans who aren’t married, surely some number of them prefer to avoid long-term relationships.
單身人士數量超過已婚人士代表了美國曆史性一刻，但文化上依舊以孑然一身爲恥。1.28億美國未婚人士中，顯然有些人更傾向於避免長時期的戀愛關係。

Despite the fact that we live in a society where technology is increasingly connecting more people, plenty of folks really do just want to be left alone. In fact, despite social norms and cultural expectations, some singles are perfectly happy spending their lives in solitude.
儘管如今我們所在的社會裏，科技使得人們的聯繫日益緊密，還是有很多人確是想要孤身一人。事實上，儘管有社會準則和文化預期在，一些單身人士非常樂意平靜愉快地安然度過一生。

People who harbor a strong fear of being single often end up in relationships that leave them unhappy. During relationship initiation and maintenance, those who fear being single may prioritize relationship status above relationship quality.
害怕單身的人也往往最終戀愛並不快樂。戀愛初始階段和維持戀情的過程中，害怕單身的人更重視感情的狀態而非戀愛的質量。

Taken together, these studies suggest that not everyone is cut out for relationships. The single life isn’t so bad after all.
總體而言，這些研究表明，也不是每個人都適合戀愛的，單身生活其實也沒那麼糟糕。