Benefits of being single for life
For years, singles were mocked, vilified, called "losers", losers of the great game of love and chance. Hollywood has achieved the feat of producing three Bridget Jones on this simple idea. Most research on unattached individuals is carried out under the prism of marriage, the life of a couple, giving loneliness an image of abnormality. In reality, being alone forever is not so bad. Frustrated by the lack of studies about the development of the single, Dr. Bella DePaulo, psychologist and author of Singled Out , began investigating celibacy a decade ago. Her latest book suggests that embracing loneliness would promote psychological and social development, unlike married people - paradoxically more disposed to isolation. I contacted Dr. DePaulo, also a researcher and professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara , to question her about the company 's obsession with the couple. VICE: Why are we so afraid of being alone? Dr. Bella DePaulo: Everyone wants ...