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by Bella DePaulo
Bella DePaulo is author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After. She is a visiting professor at UC Santa Barbara. See full bio
March 22, 2008, Health

Are Singles Doomed to High Blood Pressure? Only If They Read the Media Reports of the Latest Study

Watch out, singles -- Media reports will make your blood boil!

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Unfortunately, that probably won't work for me. I'm single, and media reports like these make my blood boil.

 



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