That's not cynical, it's simply truthful. It's also self-reported so perhaps the bond (?) of marriage contributes to exaggeration. Futhermore, the system (if y

That's not cynical, it's simply truthful. It's also self-reported so perhaps the bond (?) of marriage contributes to exaggeration. Futhermore, the system (if you will) is crafted and nudge to favor couples. That is there is intentional social friction against singles. For example, this Wednesday is Valentine's Day. That's not for singles. Applebees recently did that date night special thing. When restaurants have BOGO, again that disadvantages singles. To frame it in more politically correct terms, singles suffer significantly more microaggession than couples do. The point is, the problem isn't being single per se, it's the environment in which that condition is forced to exist that's the problem.