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Why do we assume single people aren’t happy? Behavioral economist (and lifelong bachelor) Peter McGraw advocates for a world in which single life is just as accepted as marriage, debunking the myth that getting hitched is the only path to fulfillment. From spinsters to cat ladies, he outlines the power in chosen family — and…

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Why do we assume single people aren’t happy? Behavioral economist (and lifelong bachelor) Peter McGraw advocates for a world in which single life is just as accepted as marriage, debunking the myth that getting hitched is the only path to fulfillment. From spinsters to cat ladies, he outlines the power in chosen family — and invites you to reconsider what it means to live a remarkable life.

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  1. @mowgli2071

    July 18, 2025 at 12:02 pm

    Yay a short form of the same leftist propaganda! Good job!

  2. @Domjot5569

    July 18, 2025 at 12:26 pm

    Yeah… ok, yeah and that’ll still only reward the women, while punishing the men

    • @technolus5742

      July 18, 2025 at 12:36 pm

      What? How?
      It’s literally saying to treat married and single people the same. How is that punishing men?

    • @Domjot5569

      July 18, 2025 at 1:44 pm

      ​@technolus5742 because the law already favors women if they are single, already favors women if they get married and if they have kids, meanwhile single men get 5x less assistance than single women, and while married couples do get benefits for being married including tax cuts, there is still more aid options for married women than married men.

      Single people are encouraged to get married, but the endemic problem isn’t being dealt with so, it won’t matter.

  3. @ixeroi

    July 18, 2025 at 12:27 pm

    This is stupid.

    • @technolus5742

      July 18, 2025 at 1:04 pm

      No, your comment is. Moreover when its just thrown out here without any supporting reasoning.
      Having seen people get taxed more after a breakup while trying to rebuild and take care of their children, it’s a burden on top of an already tough situation. Not treating singles the same just worsens the situation.

    • @ixeroi

      July 18, 2025 at 1:15 pm

      ​@technolus5742 This video makes no mention of a breakup or kids, just single people being lonely, and how we should embrace it. Therefore…. this is stupid.

    • @prime12602

      July 18, 2025 at 3:42 pm

      @ixeroibeing single doesn’t mean lonely bruh

    • @technolus5742

      July 18, 2025 at 4:07 pm

      ​@ixeroi This video mentions single people. Divorced people are single……
      And single doesnt mean lonely either 🤦‍♂️

    • @ixeroi

      July 18, 2025 at 5:08 pm

      ​@@technolus5742 true, single doesnt mean lonely I misspoke, I meant alone. But having children is not being alone. You will always have a dependant and there are several programs for those people already.
      So creating these programs for single people and creating acceptance for this lifestyle is not sustainable by any societies means.
      If you dont have kids and/or a family their will be no future. Thats all I’m saying, its not what you or a strong society should strive for.

  4. @passthegravy7688

    July 18, 2025 at 12:29 pm

    Lets advocate flexable relationship models.

  5. @mirta22

    July 18, 2025 at 2:11 pm

    👍

  6. @user-kf1sj5qu7b

    July 18, 2025 at 4:36 pm

    I think all of this speach is just a lie.

    • @ArmanTombo

      July 21, 2025 at 5:51 pm

      Perhaps,
      I think it’s depend of the case you are. Single person have the opportunities of growing, know what’s right for their future live. That point it’s doesn’t possible for couple because theirs have wives and husbands whom give theirs points of all decision theirs can take

  7. @stephenm4819

    July 18, 2025 at 5:19 pm

    The older I get and the more I see friends settle down, the more grateful I am that I stayed single.

    • @redtailedblackshark

      July 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm

      Same here, let’s enjoy it before some torta comes and takes it away

  8. @JayLock77

    July 18, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    They can tell me all they want. I don’t have a choice in the matter. I’m not 6 feet tall.

  9. @Sonicman415

    July 19, 2025 at 1:18 pm

    I love being married.. and this is so true! Yes. Support all choices.

  10. @muhammadhussain1091

    July 20, 2025 at 4:17 am

    Learn Islam is the best answer

  11. @scotthissey2461

    July 20, 2025 at 8:30 am

    This only works if there is equal for children of these single people.

  12. @pinodesimone9910

    July 20, 2025 at 1:44 pm

    Odio ascoltare quelli che parlano con i cappelli in testa

  13. @keyona77

    July 20, 2025 at 5:38 pm

    I love this ❤

  14. @shaikhharith6719

    July 20, 2025 at 8:41 pm

    This is one of the signs of the end of time.

  15. @danielsackett-v1q

    July 21, 2025 at 5:27 am

    I think an average dude or women should be able to own a house by themselves reasonably.

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