Singles think they are happy
Singles are happy to be single, believe they're more open to new experiences, and in better physical shape than couples, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive. Survey results were released in honor of National Singles Week, Sept. 16-22.
Asked to compare themselves to married couples (or couples living together) 88 percent of the singles surveyed said they were happier or just as happy as their "coupled" peers. Also, 51 percent of singles said they were more open to new experiences while 33 percent at least as open to them.
Also, according to the survey findings, 78 percent of singles believe they are more or equally physically fit than their "coupled" peers. In their careers, 81 percent of the singles believe they were about as successful or more successful than the couples they knew. Some 61 percent of the singles surveyed said they were more self indulgent than their "coupled" peers.
Finally, 71 percent of the singles surveyed said they felt more or at least as financially secure as the couples they knew.
"Singles, according to this study, perceive a lot of positives in their lives when they measure themselves against their married peers," says Caroline Presno, commenting on the survey findings, "
Singles are seeing their lives as more of an adventure.
Singles are seeing their lives as more of an adventure." Presno is a psychotherapist and author of "Profiling Your Date, A Smart Woman's Guide to Evaluating a Man".
据哈里斯互动公司开展的一项调查显示，单身人士觉得他们的单身生活很快乐，他们认为自己更乐于尝试新体验，而且身体状况比已婚人士好。该调查结果的公布主要是为了庆祝从9月16日至9月22日的“全国单身周”。
调查表明，88%的受访单身人士认为，他们比同龄的已婚夫妇（或者同居情侣）更快乐或至少与他们一样快乐。此外，51%的单身人士说他们更乐于尝试新体验，33%的人认为在这方面他们至少和同龄的已婚人士一样。
此外，调查发现，78%的单身人士认为他们比已婚人士（或同居情侣）更健康，或与他们差不多；81%的单身人士认为，在事业上，他们与身边的一些已婚人士一样成功，甚至比他们更成功；61%的受访单身人士说他们比已婚人士更加放纵自己。
71%的单身人士认为，与身边的已婚人士相比，他们的经济状况更稳定，或至少与他们同样稳定。
卡罗琳•普莱诺在评价这一调查结果时说：“调查表明，单身人士觉得自己的生活比已婚人士优越。”
“单身一族更多地将生活视为一种‘冒险’。” 普莱诺是一位精神治疗医师，著有《给他画画像：聪明女人如何看男人》一书。
be financially secure:经济稳定