Being single doesnt prevent from being in love at all. Being single may prevent you from completely letting yourself go in a relationship…based on your personal beliefs. If you fall in love, you find it harder to be single…you want to be with them. So, if you reverse the order…that might be more true.
Being in love prevents people from being single but not the other way around.
Does marriage make it easier to be in love? Again, the reverse is more true than this statement. Being in love makes marriage a lot easier but not vice versa. Marriage binds two people together in practicality, yes. Does it bind hearts together? Some might even say they fell in love after marriage…most might actually.
Does being single prevent you from having a settled life? Ummm…the definition of settled according to desi culture is having your life on its way. Having a home, car, job, wife and kids. That is settling. So, according to desi culture…you’re not settled until you’re married.