> So those without mates are possibly not stable? Of course not. You can be stable and not be interested for a mate. Or as you pointed out, there can be huge f

> So those without mates are possibly not stable? Of course not. You can be stable and not be interested for a mate. Or as you pointed out, there can be huge friction between a person and their mate because of a job or circumstances. But aren't those cases a minority, a exception to the rule? Even people in the military or working in extreme areas don't do that most of their lives. And this isn't something new really, frontiersmen and sailors faced same issues in the 20th and 19th centuries (and since forever really). I was thinking about a people who are stable and also have a chance and will to find a mate.