The United States Census Bureau released statistics regarding Single Americans in July. The numbers come from a variety of credible sources (all of which are cited). For the government, I imagine the purpose of this number-crunching has a lot to do with politics and representation. After all, if I were running for office, I'd want to know how many of my possible votes I might alienate by talking up "traditional family values."
Their study shows that, among other things, there are 103 million adults (people over 18) in the US who are unmarried. 53.6% of those people are women (which just goes to show if you're a single woman, the odds are already not in your favor. Shocking.) Of those 103 million adults, 62% have never been married; 24% were divorced, 14% were widowed.
My purpose in talking about Unmarried Single Americans Week is to reassure myself (and perhaps others) that I am not, in fact, the last single (or unmarried) woman on the planet.
It just feels that way.
Haha, I wish we had a singles Canadians week too. 53.6% isn't too bad for you ladies. There's still lots of opportunities out there. I hear people in my city talk about how hard it is to find a partner here, but every time I approach a woman she's either in a relationship or otherwise not interested. I think the important thing is to keep an open mind and keep trying.
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