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at this point and time in there lives. These are people that have either never been married or divorced. Many of these
singles are searching for some true significance in their lives today. All wanting to find purpose in the singleness they are
experiencing. So many settle many times for something less just because they are lonely or just simple has had it with life
in general. The average single is a working adult who carry their household responsibilities alone on a daily basis.
Statistics also say that many of these individuals are searching for the right mate daily or the right person (they call it) to
make them complete. They tend to find ways such as the internet, single groups and conferences, church single groups,
night life/clubs, pen pal systems, etc.
Lately you have been seeing more and more TV shows centered around finding the right person such as, Joe the
Billionaire, Looking for Mr. Right, Flavor of Love and more. The question is do all of these really fulfill that void that is
missing in so many singles lives? Is that one minute gratification of finding the right person on the Internet, on a TV show,
or singles meetings really meeting the need of you inwardly or just simple filling that emptiness and loneliness.
Here’s some statistics on how many people are actually satisfied after many substitutes for their singleness.
According to 2004 statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau, 95.7 million Americans are unmarried.
• single - 54% are women;
• 63% have never been
married
• 23% are divorced
• 14% are widowed
• 15% are 65 and over.