Its Official Single Life Sucks!

Last week one those pointless social researches that gain press exposure by stating an outcome related in way some to modern human life, but that either states the bleeding obvious or something that we all knew or suspected already. This time it was the result that after months of social research Sociologist found that people who had fewer friends and less contacts were on average far more likely to die younger than basically popular people. There were a number of reasons for this from the just fucking depressing: people who spend a lot of time in own company are far more likely to blow their brains out- see farmers- to more social demographic reasons for example less likely to exercise because they don't have anyone to go to the gym with and are more likely to have shitter diets- lets be honest people can't be arse putting the effort in when cooking for one.

Then there is what Sociologist would call Social Capital, now this was often use as one the reasons for class diversions but can also be applied to the popular and the unpopular regardless of class. Popular people have more, unpopular people have less. This is completely organic, people with lots friends, regardless of quality, are more likely to learn little bits of information that can make all the difference over a life time, pointers on simple things such as the best exercise group nearby, good cooking books, even which therapy is good and which is not, and important economic capital i.e the more people you know the more chance one of them could lead to a new and exciting job opportunity etc.........all these little bits of social information can make a big difference to the quality of a life in all respects whether financial, health or quality in terms of going out and having fun. I mean there is an advert for a phone provider at the mo that only gives you a good deal if your popular so HOW MANY FRIENDS YOU HAVE EFFECTS WHAT FUCKING PHONE CONTRACT YOU CAN GET!

Now we're not against the idea of individualism the need not to be in a group I have actively champion the idea of being a lone wolf but lets be honest the lone wolf in cartoons and books always dies first just like humans according to this research. Yes there was Sex and the City which showed how you could be single whilst still having lots of sex and better quality sex, and certainly more variety, and yes there are people, girls in a a particular who jump into any old dull relationship with boring missionary shagging with someone who is steady but boring, but again lets be honest, the single attractive well educated, well cultured and intelligent friends i know are not going out of having the best sex of their lives every weekend. Whilst Tracy Emin says that the only reason why single people don't miss nightly sex is because they forget how good it is. The modern world of Facebook, Myspace and Twitter all have some aspects of a popularity contest about them regardless of what people may say. Finally I once read an psychologist say in an newspaper that if they was an advert to avoid risk of suicide the tag would be 'keep old friend and make new ones'. So lets be honest lone wolfs, sex and the city girls, single life in this modern world sucks!