What would the world be like if everyone was single?

Nothing but happiness comes from within (or at least its meant to) I was happy when I was single and im happy in a relationship. You seem to be linking relationships with what intrinsically makes us happy or unhappy.

Relationships can be a source of happiness or unhappiness but they shouldnt be the source of it.

Instead of being single, I wonder what would happen if people that are in bad, toxic, unfulfilling or otherwise poor relationships just left.

I know so many people that are in unhappy and unhealthy situations because they believe it's better than being alone which is mind boggling to me.

I've been single for years now and it suits me and I'll only start a new relationship for Love. No point otherwise. I've stayed in crap situations for all sorts of wrong reasons and it's miserable.

I'm quite confused by assumptions about the economics of a couple. Single people would go out more, have more holidays, and have more money to spend? How exactly are coupled off people burning their cash?

I for one can say being in a relationship makes me pay more attention to other relationships. Friends, family, work, community. I don't think I'd bother if I was single, I'm pretty sure I'd be an anti social shut in. It seems many people gravitate towards that once they had enough fun and games.

Yeah most would not be better off - two people paying rent / mortgage and sharing electricity bills : car etc is obviously cheaper for both. And single people often going out to pubs more, increasing that social cost.

Fair but it went that way!

I understand that but what im questioning is why you believe that? You have a belief and it must be based on something. To be honest I dont see all these couples breaking up and divorcing all round me. Some do but its definitely not the majority. Im not talking these fake hollywood couples in talking real life people around me.

I know people that are incredibly happy single and have no interest in getting into a relationship but they arent the majority by far. I also know people that are staying in a bad situation because of the optics but thats also by far not the majority. Thats what im basing my side on.

We are a nasty species that thanks to our intelligence has developed efficient ways (e.g. firearms) to harm and kill each other. Without the civilising effect of relationships and some level of monogamy, we would revert to animalistic behaviours and destroy ourselves, A small number of dominant males would be boning left, right and centre. Informal harems would be normalised. At any given time 95% of men would not be getting laid. Significant numbers would be motivated to kill to change that. Violence, rape and murder rates would be through the roof.

one of the most obvious problems in all of this is how fcuked up our property markets have become, security of accommodation is a critical human need, we ve created the almost complete opposite situation, in regards our property markets, more and more are starting to seriously struggle to meet this need, this in turn places major pressures upon relationships, add in other serious life stresses, other rising precarities, and you ve got yourself the perfect situation for a relationship destroyer....

previous generations had different issues, compared to now generations, they didnt have the opportunities and options, those mentioned simply didnt exist for most, elements of their lives certainly were harder, but they lived a far more simpler life, far more basic, these differences make comparisons between generations almost meaningless, the simply cannot be compared....

getting access to critical human needs was potential 'easier', its very difficult to find the right terms for such, for older generations, as major acts such as providing security of accommodation, has never been easy, but now its quickly becoming impossible for more and more, we re experiencing a catastrophic failure now, in regards meeting these critical needs.

work contracts are now becoming more and more precarious, costs of living, to help met critical needs, have been rapidly rising, and in a very short space of time, yet income has not been rising as fast, in order to meet these needs, all leading to overall rising precarities, and subsequent anxieties, and other relatively serious mental health issues, depression etc etc

...all of the above. and more, is now leading to a break down in the abilities to maintain functioning relationships....