If you're a woman in your 20s, being single may feel like an empowering lifestyle choice. Taking smug delight in the recent ...

Author and podcaster Annie F. Downs opened up about why she feels “satisfied” with single life. “I’m 45, never been married, ...

From an early age, many of us begin romanticizing the idea of being in a relationship—it might start with watching a Disney princess meet her Prince Charming and continue with daydreaming about a ...

We recently wrote a post where older adults who never got married shared the "myths" about being single later in life that they want people to know. Over 100 of them originally submitted their stories ...

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 ...

Happy. Content. Satisfied. Thriving. Proud. Fulfilled. These are the words new-age singles use to describe themselves. And why not? They are single by choice, not by circumstance. Oh, and they are ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. There’s a clear distinction between being single and ...

On Singles’ Day 2025, happn, the dating app, conducted its survey to explore how singles across India are embracing independence and navigating loneliness ...

Living solo is good and bad for your health. — -- intro: The link between relationship status and well-being is a complicated one. Despite plenty of sensational headlines—”Get married and get fat ...

My daughter is 32, and I raised her on my own. I got used to hearing "Oh, that must be so hard," but I didn't see things that way. The hardest thing I remember about solo parenting was feeling lonely.