Are single women happier?

A few weeks ago, the soloist in the Flair tackled the issue of being single and happy based on a Sunday Gleaner lead story. So that got me thinking, how happy are married women versus single women? When we say single we mean not in a relationship.

Pros of being single

- Freedom surfaced as the number one advantage.  Not to say when you are in a relationship you are shackled, but the freedom to do whatever you want whenever is not there. You don’t have to think about anyone feelings and you can be spontaneous.

- At home you can leave your stuff all over the place without considering that it’s someone’s space as well.

Cons of being single

-Loneliness -  there is no one with whom to share that special bond. If all your girlfriends happen to be in a relationship, then the time they spend with you will now be divided.

Pros of being married
-  You have  the companionship of that special person.

-Whatever you have to do or go through, you are never alone it’s now a group effort.

Cons
-Almost anything you do has to be done bearing someone else in mind.

- You really don’t have any alone time. After all you can’t be in the same house and ignore each other now can you?