Not long ago, single people in their late twenties or thirties were stereotyped as sad loners who spent every night alone in front of the TV ＿＿（47）＿＿ the fact that they hadn’t found “the one.” Society presumed the unmarried must be weird,＿＿（48）＿＿ individuals. For them, settling down, the aspiration of almost everyone, was the stuff of fairy tales. Over recent decades, this stereotype has been ＿＿（49）＿＿ changing, reflected by popular TV shows like Friends and Sex and the City. Singles are often savvy, career minded professionals who have something almost everyone else wants: money. Because they have different priorities ＿＿（50）＿＿ their married counterparts, and a large disposable income, the “singles’ economy” is now booming. A quarter of Taiwan’s population can be categorized as single, and the old stereotype has changed. Fun-loving and fashionable,＿＿（51）＿＿ cash to burn and free time in which to spend it, this sector of society is every marketer’s dream. It’s easy to sell a well-off businessperson an iPhone or designer shoes. But some more unusual markets are attempting to capture the single person’s dollar. Hectic lifestyles and the hassle of cooking have led to a ＿＿（52）＿＿ in pre-prepared single-serving microwave meals. Japanese companies have dreamed up some innovative ways of ＿＿（53）＿＿ on singles’ salaries. Store shelves offer products packaged for one, travel agents offer singles’ holidays, and restaurants ＿＿（54）＿＿ solo diners, sometimes exclusively.