Despite expectations, social norms, and lessons women have been taught, oftentimes from a young age, by media, parents, teachers, and partners, about the importance of finding your soulmate, it’s ...

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Recent data and sociological observations suggest a remarkable trend: single women are thriving and reporting higher levels of happiness than their male counterparts. So, is it really true that single ...

While there's no denying that singlehood is still stigmatized in our modern world, especially for women, the reality is that romantic partners are no longer a "necessity." Like social scientist Bella ...

For her article published in 2024 in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, sociologist Kimberly Martinez Phillips conducted in-depth interviews with 40 people who, in our stereotype-addled ...

Single women are happier, on average, than single men. That's among the findings of a recent study by University of Toronto psychology researchers. They say the results suggest that men may have more ...

It has long been understood that being single is more expensive, but that narrative is shifting. It’s not that it’s getting any cheaper to live on one income, but there’s a generational shift in ...

Saving for a healthy deposit and qualifying for a home loan is challenging enough in the present housing market environment for buyers with dual incomes. But, single women are making it work somehow ...

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 ...

When Karla Cobreiro bought her home in 2022, she didn’t think she would be contributing to a growing demographic. Over 20 million single women own homes, significantly outnumbering the roughly 14 ...