Relationship science has long focused on the dynamics of romantic partnerships, leaving the experiences of single individuals largely unexplored. Yet, singlehood is a significant relationship status ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Singlehood is treating women far more kindly than men. Here’s why, according to ...

The conventional wisdom often paints a picture of singlehood as a temporary state, a waiting room before the "real" happiness of a partnered life begins. Yet, emerging research is flipping this ...