People who are single and living alone can feel contented, resilient, and fulfilled — even if they are at an age when many of their peers are coupled or married, even if they are living in a place ...

In 2022, 15.7% of all households in the United States consisted of a woman living alone, compared to 11.5% in 1970. d3sign via Getty Images Bella DePaulo, a 71-year-old author and social psychologist, ...

Living alone is a luxury so many people dream about. You get to decorate exactly how you want, enjoy your own peace and quiet ...

For most of human history, coupling up was not merely a norm; it was a necessity. Before reliable contraception, women could not control their fertility, and most were far too poor to raise children ...

'It was in the early 2000s that my daughter decided to move to the US where her father lived, to finish her high school,' recounts Fareeha Mirza*, a teacher in her 50s, her temples graying, her eyes ...

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 ...