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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
August 13, 2008, Health

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Cracking the Code: How to Think Critically About Reports of the Alleged Superiority of Married People

By Bella DePaulo, Ph.D. on August 13, 2008 in Living Single

The hypothetical Shamster study shows what's wrong with claims about marriage. You simply cannot say that Shamster "makes" people happier. You cannot ethically suggest that if only more people would take Shamster, they would feel so much better - and the Food and Drug Administration would never allow any company to make such a claim. Read More

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