Still seeking your soul mate? 'One' is a whole number, says psychologist
CBC Radio | Posted: November 26, 2021 9:23 PM | Last Updated: November 26, 2021
We're told that marriage is the key to happiness. But what if that's false?
This episode originally aired on November 28, 2021.
Many of us are taught from a young age to dream about finding "the one" and eventually marrying them. We're also told - through movies, television shows, and even relatives — that marriage is the key to a happy and successful life.
Bella DePaulo says this commonly-held belief isn't true. As someone who has always been single, and who has studied single life for decades, DePaulo argues that living single can bring one just as much happiness and satisfaction - if not more.
DePaulo is an author and Harvard-trained social psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She writes a blog called "Living Single" in Psychology Today.
Written and produced by Jessica Singer and Kent Hoffman.