Singlehood is often framed as not being in a relationship and treated as the referent category in research on the impacts of romantic involvement. However, growing research illustrates the multifaceted and complex experience of singlehood. Within our own research on the interconnections between romantic and individual development during young adulthood, the diverse nature of singlehood has emerged despite not being an initial focus of our research. Specifically, we have observed the important roles being single plays in young adulthood and variations in singlehood depending on the individual and their context. In this article, we offer observations about the complexity and diversity of singlehood in the lives of young adults by drawing on our own qualitative and quantitative research on young adult romantic development. Framed by the Life Course Perspective, Developmental Task Theory, and Emerging Adulthood Theory, we describe insights we have gained about singlehood and provide suggestions for future research.

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将单身理解为一种复杂且多方面的经历：关系科学的见解

单身常常被认为是不单身在恋爱关系的影响研究中，处于恋爱关系中并被视为参照类别。然而，越来越多的研究表明单身的经历是多方面且复杂的。在我们对青年时期浪漫与个人发展之间相互联系的研究中，单身的多样性已经出现，尽管这并不是我们研究的最初重点。具体来说，我们观察到单身在青年时期扮演的重要角色以及单身的变化取决于个人及其背景。在本文中，我们通过对年轻人浪漫发展的定性和定量研究，对年轻人生活中单身的复杂性和多样性进行了观察。以生命历程的视角为框架，