LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas is a city built on options — and right now, a lot of locals are choosing the option called being single, unbothered, and minding their business.Despite the city’s reputation, Las Vegas residents aren’t single because they’re wild or afraid of commitment. They’re single because life here is expensive, schedules are chaotic, and dating has started to feel like unpaid emotional labor.Let’s talk money first, because that’s the villain in most Las Vegas storylines. According to SmartAsset, a single adult in Las Vegas needs to make more than $94,000 a year just to live comfortably. Meanwhile, the average household income hovers closer to $70,000. Translation? People are focused on rent, gas, groceries, and side hustles — not relationship milestones.
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