# Stop telling single people to get married

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBoulder
- Speaker: Peter McGraw
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_mcgraw_stop_telling_single_people_to_get_married)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why do we assume single people aren’t happy? Behavioral economist (and lifelong bachelor) Peter McGraw advocates for a world in which single life is just as accepted as marriage, debunking the myth that getting hitched is the only path to fulfillment. From spinsters to cat ladies, he outlines the power in chosen family — and invites you to reconsider what it means to live a remarkable life.

## Lectures

1. [Stop telling single people to get married](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/peter_mcgraw_stop_telling_single_people_to_get_married/f1697e28f42a), 12 min (TED's player)