Why Are There 15 Million Singles in the UK?
Published on January 10, 2011
Parship.co.uk> has put together a graphic that shows some interesting statistics on singles in the UK. You can see the full graphic here.
There are a lot of interesting things in the graphic but the thing that stands out to me the most is that 75% of singles in the UK haven’t had any type of relationship in the last 18 months. I don’t personally have any statistics for the U.S., but that sounds above normal to me. Perhaps singles in the UK are simply happier being alone!
The graphic does state that 35% of singles are dissatisfied with their single status which obviously suggests that 65% are happy being single. I’m not sure I buy into that: I talk to a lot of singles and often they’ll explain how they’re happy to be alone. However, once we get to talking and once I share my thoughts regarding online dating most people turn from happy being single to curious about dating online. I’m not saying people can’t be happy being alone, just that many people feel that they should appear happy being alone even though they are not.
At any rate, the graphic provides some interesting insight into “the least happy singles in Europe”.
Author: Brad
Brad initially struggled with online dating but over time became quite successful using it. He met his wife using online dating and has been giving advice and helping people improve their results since 2007. He has written a Free Online Dating Guide to help others find success with online dating. You can learn more about his personal experience using online dating and running this website here.
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