A study of 23,088 mothers found that married mothers tend to get less sleep, spend less time on leisure, and do more housework than single mothers. Time spent on childcare was the same.
The "Affirmative No" is "the refusal to pursue a course of action that, on serious reflection, you discover is not right for you." It can be the most important act of your life.
They didn’t want to stay single. Then the pandemic happened, and they discovered something they may never have realized otherwise: Single life suited them.
Research on the pressure to "couple up" in 4 nations suggests that the forces can be powerful and pervasive, but not fully appreciated as we try to make sense of our own longings.
The number of people living alone has been surging. But the practical and psychological changes that should accompany this demographic juggernaut are instead lagging behind.
Not getting enough quality time with other people can be a problem. Loneliness hurts. But not getting enough time to ourselves can also be bad for our psychological health.
A viral essay gave a people-centered definition of the opposite of loneliness. But the opposite of loneliness can also have nothing whatsoever to do with being with other people.
Heterosexuality, sexuality, romantic attraction, and coupling can seem compulsory. But those cultural mandates are being challenged, especially by people who are single at heart.
Single people invest more in their friends and then enjoy even closer friendships and higher self-esteem. It is different for people with romantic partners.
What do people mean when they ask if it's normal to be single? If they seem invested in hearing that the answer is no, what is the psychology behind that?
People who were once in society’s shadows aren’t so invisible anymore. They include people who stay single, who don’t have kids, who like being alone, and don’t obsess about sex.
What happens when one person in a committed couple wants to live apart? Solitude matters to people who love being single, but people in committed couples can crave it, too.
The word singlism has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary. Here’s the history and meaning of the term and why the injustice that it names matters.
The increasing age at which people first marry is changing mindsets and skillsets, in ways that may benefit those who do eventually marry and those who stay single.
New research suggests that married people who have emotionally supportive friends and family are more likely to divorce. How should we think about that?
Old people often enjoy the time they spend alone. Their caregivers, and students training to be gerontologists, don’t always understand that, a new study shows.
Imagine banks openly denying credit to highly qualified women, solely because they're single. For Joan DelFattore, that's not imagination. It's memory.
For the first 49 years of her life, Kamala Harris was single. How common is that, and how likely is it that you will marry if you have never been married?
From double standards and inappropriate questions to matters of racism, sexism, and singlism, Dr. Kris Marsh has a thing or two to say about single life.
Cultural narratives sway us to understand our emotions in particular ways. Too often, though, they lead us astray, especially with regard to people who are single or living alone.
In the spirit of the book, Singled Out, Living Single is a myth-busting, consciousness-raising, totally unapologetic take on single life. At this blog, we discuss just about everything about single life -- except dating!
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