These Women Swear the Secret to Happiness Is NEVER Getting Married

These ladies don't have rings on their fingers—and they say they're better off for it.

Dating, moving in with a guy, getting engaged, and planning a wedding are all part of what some women would call happily ever after. They're also pretty stressful. So if you scratch that whole "'til death do us part" situation, could you actually be happier? If you're one of these four women, the answer is abso-freaking-lutely. All of them say that being single has helped them look amazing, live super long lives, and be hella satisfied.

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Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., 61
The researcher, author, and blogger turned her single-lady status into a sweet career by studying and writing about other legally independent women. Though she says she's been left out at work gatherings with her colleagues, according to the Christian Science Monitor, Bella is her happiest self when she's solo, or being "single at heart," she writes in her blog for Psychology Today. Plus, she's created some kick-ass comebacks for haters that ask "Will you ever get married?" Her response: "Maybe if I get hit on the head with a rock and turn into a different person," she writes on her blog for Huffington Post. Well played, Bella. Well played.

Emma Morano, 115
The woman, who's on a steady diet of raw eggs and steak, is currently the oldest person in Europe, according to The New York Times. And while she attributes her long life to that protein-packed diet, she also believes that ending her crappy marriage back in 1938 and being single ever since has had a lot to do with her longevity. Though she's had plenty of interested parties since, she says she decided that she never wanted to get wifed up again. “I didn’t want to be dominated by anyone," she told The New York Times. Now, she's dominating life.

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Jessie Gallan, 109
Another lady who attributes her super-long life to singlehood is this Scottish lass, who says her secret to longevity is "avoiding men." "They're just more trouble than they're worth," she said in an interview with the Daily Mail. #Preach

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Nina Snelling, 81
The woman from the U.K. who looks at least 20 years younger than she is says that being an independent lady has helped her age so gracefully. After five marriage proposals and lots of boyfriends, Snelling says she's never been tempted to stay attached to a single dude, according to the Daily Mail. Apparently, living without the stress of planning her life around a man has kept her from getting gray hair and wrinkles, Snelling said in an interview with the Daliy Mail. "I refuse to be a slave to routine and can spend seven hours in the garden without anyone telling me I should be anywhere else," she says. "It’s blissful." Click here to see how good she looks.

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