The swinging single lifestyle of the stereotype is most possible for urban,
educated professional and technical people. Only they can afford the high rents
and the lavish entertainment. Blue - collar and many white - collar people find
few excitement in living singly in rundown apartments or crowding into a more [1] ______
desirable spot with several people sharing expenses.
Several studies have shown that single people is not very different from mar- [2] ______
tied people in either social or personality characteristics. The same applies for [3] ______
personal happiness. Some single people, like some married people, are relative-
ly happy with themselves and their lives. Others range from merely satisfied to
quite unhappy.
Even in the best of circumstances, single living has its share of problems.
Most of singles for example, manage their finances quite well, but seldom make [4] ______
investments for future as married couples are more likely to do. Income tax [5] ______
laws, adoption and credit regulations, housing rules, or advertisements, con- [6] ______
stantty remind the single person whose marriage is the only socially acceptable [7] ______
state.
Most singles either devote an inordinate amount of time and energy cultivating [8] ______
heterosexual relationships, and experience loneliness. Most often it is both. The
passing years bring a need for deep emotional relationships in that there is lasting[9] ______
security, even among prosperous young people. Most favor marriage in principal and [10] ______
gradually move toward it as a personal alternative. Ironically, their determination to
avoid early, hasty marriage may result in their experiencing more satisfying marital
relationships later in life, as old, more mature, independent, and realistic adults.