One can be happy single and one can be happy in a good relationship. I don’t think anyone has monopoly on happiness. If one is happy, then it’s all good. Married or single

As about the research it’s largely based on outdated old fashioned view on marriage: a woman must get married and is subjugating herself to men when she gets married. Old fashioned view to say the least

Its 2023. Not 1950s.

I was single and am married. Happy with both situation. I never subjugate myself to anyone lol and certainly don’t have less social life after I got married. It’s true for everyone else I know who’s in a healthy happy relationship.

The only time one would certainly have less social life if they have young children. Your social life might be more kids oriented for the time being. But it’s nothing to do with being single or not. One can have kids single or married. Those times when you had to be married are all gone

Article also only talks about heterosexual relationships. Women don’t subjugate themselves to men if they are in homosexual marriage

I think (and base it on my experience with people) in general people who experienced only bad relationships and bad marriages will naturally conclude than being single is better. Of course it is. It’s definitely much better than suffering with unsuitable partner or experience abuse. No one would argue with that