Single adults are plagued by stereotypes. As a lifelong single, I’ve experienced most of them: I have too much free time. I have too much discretionary income. I am emotionally broken. I am ...

For years, single men who were first-time homebuyers had higher annual income than their female counterparts, according to ...

OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...

It has long been understood that being single is more expensive, but that narrative is shifting. It’s not that it’s getting any cheaper to live on one income, but there’s a generational shift in ...

If you’re a happily single woman, I’d recommend keeping that to yourself. Not because the information itself is so very damning, but because there’s no good way to convey it—no safe way for those ...

American culture has developed a curious habit of turning ordinary life into pathology. Shyness becomes social anxiety. Stress is labeled trauma. Sadness is quickly upgraded to depression. And now — ...

WINCHESTER, Va. — It's 6 a.m. and still dark outside. But Adrienne Rumley's two-bedroom apartment is alive with kinetic energy. A 4-month-old kitten darts around. A big dog patters back and forth.

If you’re a woman in your 20s, being single may feel like an empowering lifestyle choice. Taking smug delight in the recent Vogue article, Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?, you can rest assured ...

Charlie Calkins grew up in a big extended family. We’re talking about nearly 30 cousins—some of whom had their own kids. When he was in high school, he spent a lot of time with those young children: a ...