How do adults who are single by choice describe themselves? What other attributes can they have?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Adults who are likely to describe themselves as single by choice are those who are self-supporting, feel a sense of control over their romantic lives, and have not encountered anyone they wish to marry. Such adults tend to report enjoying singlehood and the freedom to take risks and experiment with lifestyle changes. They also tend to tend to associate singlehood with independence, self-fulfillment, and autonomy throughout their life course, including in old age. In contrast, adults who are involuntarily single, who wish to be married, may feel a sense of romantic loneliness and loss, and may be concerned with singlehood's impact on childbearing.
Single adults tend to maintain more social connections of both women and men. Compared to their married peers, single adults are more likely to stay in frequent touch with parents, friends, and neighbors, and to give and receive help from them, suggesting some important social benefits of singlehood