On being "single"

In a conversation on life and love, I was told that “ if love was easy then no one would be single”...
… I wonder if that is really true. Are people single because it is really hard to find “love” or is there more to it than meets the eye. I wish there were a simple & universal reason why people are "single". I think there is nothing more personal & uniquely individual than the meaning of love or the reason for being single.
I think being single is a choice we make, consciously or unconsciously, at times for the right reasons, but at times for the wrong reasons.
..Some people are single, because they don't want to " settle" till they find someone they truly love, and for the right reasons. Here too, some are pragmatic and realistic and some are delusionally perfectionistic. Some are single because it's their nature not to be " tied down to one". Some are single because they never ask themselves what they want out of love and life and accept blindly what others tell them. Then, they wonder why they can't find love and are unhappy. Some are single because they are so caught up in "life" that they don't have time for a relationship- the dedicated doctor, the crazy scientist, or the loving single mom who thinks the world of her daughter. Some are single because they are so scared to get hurt that they avoid love at all cost, and pass up life and love... I think the last one is the most common reason. Love is part passion, part reason, part trust and hope... At some point, in a relationship, you have to trust and hope everything will be fine and take the leap. Most people are afraid of the possibility of heartache if things don't work out, which holds them back from the most beautiful experience, which is love.
It takes courage, wisdom and integrity, to be single for the right reasons, and not to succumb to peer and societal pressure, where a relationship or the institution of marriage has become an end in itself, rather than a means to a fulfilling life. So If you are “single”, take some time to reflect on the real reasons, and not the rationalizations. Be single for the right reasons, than be in a relationship for the wrong reasons, but don't let the wrong reasons hold you back from finding true love.