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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Being single is more than just an empty window of time between two relationships. When used correctly, it can forge the unshakeable self-love. Most people treat singlehood as a waiting room. It’s seen ...

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 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 ...

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 — ...

Single this Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone. New research from The Harris Poll shows that nearly half of Americans (46%) are not in relationships—many of them on purpose. The report, shared ...