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Claims that relationships are compulsory

Many people tell me that being single is inherently wrong, not a valid option & even that all single men are habitual criminals. Many have told me that the vast majority of people are in relationships & by not being in one I'm the odd-one-out who's not doing my duty. Some claim that being single is an indication of being lazy, ugly, insane, stupid, irresponsible, immature etc. How can I defend myself against these frequent false claims?
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Many people are single. Some are happy with it, some aren't. But it's not inherently wrong or an invalid option. And it definitely doesn't mean that those who are single are on the path of criminality or are lazy or ugly or anything else for that matter. There's no rule or universal truth that claims that people who aren't in a relationship are any of these things.