Bella DePaulo has always been single and chooses to spend most of her time alone. Though she enjoys being with friends and family, she loves the freedom of doing things on her own. She used to feel ...

Q. I met a man about 20 years ago. He was married at the time, and we remained friends all these years. We never held hands, never kissed, never even hugged — not crossing any lines, but often joked ...

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 ...

I'm smiling as I write this, which is a good sign. I certainly had never expected to be single in my 40s. Still, I find myself remarkably happy most of the time. There are moments, of course, of ...

Friends play an essential role in the happiness of young single adults, according to results from a survey led by happiness researcher Lisa Walsh of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Date after date, 33-year-old Kelsey Grist was left disappointed and drained. The production manager from Rhode Island kept hoping her dating apps experience would improve, but it didn’t. So, around ...