Living Single

The truth about singles in our society.

by Bella DePaulo

Bella DePaulo is author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After. She teaches at UC Santa Barbara. See full bio

November 21, 2008, Work

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