That happiness isn’t due to their solitary status; in fact, singles actually have super strong relationships. “One of the major benefits of being single is having the space in your life to spend quality time with friends,” says
Roxy Zarrabi, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist. And being single actually increases social connections, according to a
study published in the
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. That’s because they reach out more to their social networks, and give and receive more help from those contacts compared to their married counterparts.
