He also went on to add that some of them could find it useful to change their perspective on certain things, which is apparently one of the main goals in couples’ counseling – not to help people who have trouble communicating with one another understand each other, but to chance them and teach them to ignore their problems.

At a time when the number of single people is on the rise due to higher rates of divorce and marrying later in life, singles with a strong desire to avoid conflict achieve similar levels of happiness and wellbeing as their coupled-up counterparts, the study found.

Yuthika Girme, lead researcher and a psychology doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland in New Zealand stated: “It’s a well-documented finding that single people tend to be less happy compared to those in a relationship, but that may not be true for everyone”.

Over 4,000 residents from New Zealand participated in the study, a nationally representative sample of individuals with high “avoidance social goals”, meaning they try to avoid at all costs conflicts and disagreements in relationships.

Maddux also advices sane people who dislike drama and conflict to not give up on finding love if they stumble upon a promising romantic relationship.

The research team hoped to compared the results of their study to research in the past that has shown being single can lead to slightly lower life satisfaction on top of poor physical and psychological health.

Being single may remove some of the anxiety triggered by relationship conflicts for those individuals.

Current situation in the US is that now single people are more than married adults. The ages of each participant ranged from 18 to 94 with long-term relationships lasting an average of almost 22 years.

The study also analyzed the effects of “approach social goals”, where people seek to maintain relationships by enhancing intimacy and fostering growth together as partners.

Girme explained that having higher approach goals is ideal for people while they are involved in a relationship. Those with high avoidance social goals, who were in relationships, were more likely to report feelings of anxiety, loneliness and lower life satisfaction.

But on the other hand, they also “experience the most hurt and pain when they are single”.

Being single can be a perk. Genetics in particular can greatly impact people’s personality traits, and whether they feel that life is good or bad, according to Chicago Tribune.