The Connection between Long-term Singlehood & previous...

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Romantic history

I am beginning to think that maybe part of the explanation for why MANY people are currently single is because of their lack of history or experience with romantic relationships!! !

Surely, there must be studies that were commissioned to back this up?

I mean it makes sense for that to be the main root cause for this Single Epidemic we currently have going on

Right?

Is the probability for getting into a relationship/getting married higher or changes depending on if someone has romantic history with previous partners?

What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance!! !

I found this study

Does this back up my theory or prove that there is a connection?

Why did you delete your post TP?

I wanted to write out a more well-thought out and detailed post when I have a bit more time/mental capacity for it. What I wrote in my original post was: People can by single for lots of different reasons.

I will add that not having experience with dating or relationships could certainly be a factor for some people. I think the study you posted was about people who were voluntarily single. That's a bit different although some of the factors related to that could be similar, especially prioritizing other things or having negative experiences with dating/relationships in the past.

Other possibilities: maybe they haven't met the right person, maybe they experienced abuse in a previous relationship, maybe they need to work on themselves a bit, maybe they have unrealistic expectations, or maybe it's a combination of factors. Those are just a few things, but there are certainly many other reasons why someone could be single.

Oh okay

Here is a better study!

^ Yeah, I was just thinking that shyness can be a big factor for some folks (like me at different points).