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Study Links Relationship Struggles to Rising Singlehood Rates

12/27/2025

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In Evolutionary Psychology, Menelaos Apostolou and colleagues report that difficulty maintaining intimate relationships increases the likelihood of being single, based on data from 1,099 Greek-speaking adults.
Apostolou and colleagues find that women show a nonlinear pattern, with moderate maintenance difficulties raising singlehood, while men show a linear pattern.
The study notes modern societal changes may hinder relationship functioning and contribute to rising singlehood, with limitations from self-report data and cultural context.

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In Evolutionary Psychology, Menelaos Apostolou and colleagues report that difficulty maintaining intimate relationships increases the likelihood of being single, based on data from 1,099 Greek-speaking adults.
Apostolou and colleagues find that women show a nonlinear pattern, with moderate maintenance difficulties raising singlehood, while men show a linear pattern.
The study notes modern societal changes may hinder relationship functioning and contribute to rising singlehood, with limitations from self-report data and cultural context.