Can lifelong singles be happy? A psychologist explains three research-backed signs you’re built to thrive single, from close ...

Many people would say that to be truly happy, you need a person to share your life with. But is that really true? According to a study that followed the same people for 13 years to determine if ...

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 ...

Think being single is easier? A new study suggests that marriage might give people a surprising boost in health and happiness. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Singapore Management ...

This post is in response to A More Inclusive Perspective on Singlehood By Yuthika U. Girme Ph.D. Claims that married people are happier than single people are ubiquitous, appearing in the popular ...

People who are not married have different values than married people do. They care more about expressive and individualistic experiences, such as creativity, freedom, trying new things, and having fun ...

If you think life really only starts once you've coupled up, a new study would like a word. Researchers looking at more than 700 single adults say solo status can offer its own brand of ...

Singlehood, a status sometimes envied, sometimes feared, doesn't seem to be experienced the same way by everyone. A recent study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

On average, single women report higher overall well-being—including higher relationship status satisfaction, higher life satisfaction, higher sexual satisfaction, and lower desire for a ...