Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

lifestyle, marriage, singlehood, unmarried

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Singlehood is defined as a state of being unmarried, either with or without a partner.  For some singlehood is a choice to remain unmarried as an adult, or it can be a stage that is passed through temporarily when a spouse dies, or even when an adult is between partners.  Singlehood is experienced differently depending on which of those groups a person finds themselves in or chooses to be part of.  The experience is also varied by a person’s cultural and ethnic heritage.  People in both the married group and the unmarried group are able to identify benefits and drawbacks to being in their respective group.  Often times they also fantasize about being in the other group.  Whichever the case may be, singlehood can be both rewarding and frustrating, enlightening and lonely.  However, some would say the same about marriage.

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