Over the course of many years writing about single life, I have found that readers are very interested in the experiences of single people in places beyond the U.S. So am I, but I don’t know nearly as much as I would like to. I have had some help with that from guest bloggers. Also, when relevant articles appear in the news, I blog about them.

Below are some of the articles that have appeared on my various blogs about the experiences of single people in various countries around the world. Happily, most reports are trending positive.

Single women in India, organizing and supporting one another: Guest post by Ketaki Chowkhani

Stories from the 1% in India: Women who stay single for life

The secret strengths of people who live alone and like it (India)

Single women in India: A conversation with Kay Trimberger

Their numbers are growing but they are ignored: Adriana Savu tells us about singles in Romania

Singles in Finland

In Ireland, taking single life seriously

Single in Nigeria

Single in Iran

China’s “leftover women” and “shake-and-bake” husbands

How to shame single women: Chinese edition

‘Leftover women’? Chinese single women aren’t buying it

Women who hid in empty graves to avoid marrying

Ikea posts singlist ad, and Chinese single women get it taken down

Chinese Valentine’s Day is for singles, but not in a good way

Single in the Foreign Service: Heather Steil Blogs from Afghanistan

The Mexican revolution in attitudes toward single people

Is it really great to be single in Holland?

Celebrations of Finland’s success leave one big group behind

Singlism in Finland is causing a stir

Sexless in Japan?

In Japan, can marriage be a hobby and friendship for real?

A Japanese answer to the question of dying alone

Single women in Japan, Part 1: Getting called loser dogs and parasites

Part 2 of single women in Japan: ‘Loser dogs’ bite back

Why ‘parasite singles’ is more than an insult

Single in Poland: Meaningful work, and connections to family and friends

Single in the UK, post Bridget Jones by Paula Coston

The dark side of the focus on families: A view from Australia, by Louise Harper

It happens in Canada, too: Why married people become wealthier, by Lin Gackle

Why are you single? International edition

Living single longer: It’s a global phenomenon

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