Being single in a world that often prioritizes coupledom can feel overwhelming, particularly amid constant societal and cultural pressures. Whether you’re recently out of a relationship or have been ...

DePaulo is a leading expert on single life, and is the author of Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life. She has been writing the “Living Single” blog for Psychology ...

In a world that can seem suited for couples, singles—or “solos” as some prefer to be called—are a mighty cohort. In fact, 50% of U.S. adults today are single, 28% live alone and 25% of millennials are ...

In “Affective intensities of single life,” published in the journal Sociology, the Finnish scholars Marjo Kolehmainen, Annukka Lahti, and Anu Kinnunen argue that singlism shapes our emotional lives, ...

Stereotypically, women are the ones who are pining for a romantic partner and yearning to center their lives around a spouse. By that way of thinking, being single should be more of a problem for them ...

More Americans are remaining single—but hold off on your offers to set up a blind date or introduce them to your ridiculously good-looking cousin. Many freely choose their single status. “Lots of ...

People without romantic partners are often stereotyped and stigmatized. But if you go by how they really feel about their lives, rather than how other people assume they feel, the story of single life ...

If you are Catholic, one might recognize that the three Church-designated vocation callings are — religious life, marriage, and being single. However, within the Catholic community discourse, one ...