Good news, single ladies!

You already knew that your student loans were ruining your plans to own and operate your own rooftop apiary but new research suggests that your excessive debt may also be the reason why you can’t get someone to put a ring on it. Stopping “Jessica Alba’s Honey*” before it started was one thing, student loans, but messing with my love life? That’s a new low.

Is there a correlation between cities with fewer men and women earning more? The data says “maybe.”

Imagine this: you’re a man out to buy a Valentine’s Day gift for the special lady in your life. You brought along your friend The Daily Mail to help you select the perfect present but things went a little awry — the Mail kept telling you that all your girlfriend really wanted was a hug or a romantic gesture, poking your chest with unreasonable force as he said it. You ditched him after he started crying in Jared the Galleria about how lonely he was, and now you are really up the Valentine’s Day creek without a chocolate-covered paddle.

This infographic from PayDayLoan explores the economics of marriage and divorce, and depending where you are with your life, the findings may be disheartening.

We all know the classic double standard: he sleeps around, he’s a god. She does and, well, you can take your pick of deplorable words (and remember, it’s best if you string several together). In a recent tweet, Sarah Silverman highlighted the kind of bias you might have thought was extinct.

So no pressure folks, really, but apparently some unknown force has deemed this National Marriage Week USA. Those sadists.