The Health Benefits of Being Single

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Single? Stop sweating it and start celebrating it. You’re no longer the Bridget Jones-inspired I’m-going-to-die-miserable-and-alone minority. In fact, you’re emerging as something of a boss, outnumbering your married peers in Canada and the U.S., and enjoying some newly discovered health and wellness perks, too. Single adults are more active, more socially connected, leaner, and more likely to grow and change than their coupled-up counterparts. (Take that, Tinder.)
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And yet despite the increasing numbers of fascinating, attractive single women that command mainstream attention (Rihanna! Lady Gaga!), lonely single-girl stereotypes infuriatingly persist. Blame what sociologists call “cultural lag” for the disconnect between fact and fiction when it comes to flying solo, says Bella DePaulo, a California-based social psychologist and the author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored and Still Live Happily Ever After. “Our perceptions of single people have not kept up with the big changes in their place in society and how they are living their lives,” she explains.

Previous generations perceived marriage and commitment as a kind of health tonic, making you happier and healthier and “better off in all sorts of other psychological and interpersonal ways, too,” she says. That traditional view is being challenged by emerging research that reveals that contemporary singles enjoy some enviable health and wellness perks. Here are five single-girl bonuses that may make even smug marrieds sit up and take notice.
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You’re keeping it high and tight
You may not get to wear the big white dress on that special day, but unlike many loved-up brides, you’ll probably still be able to fit into your bridesmaid’s dress in a few year’s time. That’s because leaving the dating pool isn’t always a boon to your health. In fact, according to the results of a 2013 study, newlyweds are more likely to gain weight after getting hitched. The reason may boil down to simple complacency. Coupled-up folks don’t feel the pressure to look attractive in quite the same way so they let their wellness routine slide.