F or most of human history, coupling up was not merely a norm; it was a necessity. Before reliable contraception, women could ...

All the single ladies are doing alright, new research reveals. Turns out, women enjoy flying solo a whole lot more than men, a study recently published in Social Psychological and Personality Science ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice ...

OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...

Single people who are lonely want to go on dates and start romantic relationships, right? For lonely single men, that’s true. But for lonely single women, not so much. In fact, among single women who ...

“For as stressful as it was financially and physically and just emotionally, it was worth it,” said Kirsten Roehler of her solo homebuying experience in Bailey, Colorado. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ...

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 ...

In the United States, households headed by married adults have much more wealth, on average, than those headed by single adults. And among unmarried adults, there’s a significant wealth gap between ...

Traveling alone can be intimidating, especially if you’ve reached your 50s and have never traveled alone. I took my first solo trip when I was 35, fell in love with travel, and never looked back.

Traveling alone can be intimidating, especially if you’ve reached your 50s and have never traveled alone. I took my first solo trip when I was 35, fell in love with travel, and never looked back.