Health wise I am certain you are correct, all of my single school mates are dead - only the ones in relationships are still alive. Living alone, as you get older, you need a much bigger support network, than if your 'support network' is alongside you most of the time.
In my teens and twenties, I had convinced myself I didn't want to get seriously involved with anyone. As I got to my 30's and still not settled, I began more and more to think I ought to concentrate more on trying to settle with someone. I think what swung me, was a year I spent in Italy on a contract, really the longest I had ever spent in one place and I fell for a girl I wanted to bring home with me, but her parents just would not permit it. I came home miserable and feeling very lonely, vowing to go back some day - though I never did venture back.
