Translations of My Books into Other Languages
I sometimes get inquiries from people asking if some book of mine is available in some other language. It always breaks my heart when I have to say that…
The Best of Single Life: A New Collection
I’ve just put together a collection of 65 of my writings on single life in a book called The Best of Single Life. I think these are some of my…
Singlism in the Navy: Guest Blogger Continues the Debate
[Bella’s intro: In Singled Out, I wrote a section called “The Command Team Wears Wedding Bands,” in which I described instances of singlism (stereotyping, stigmatizing, and discrimination against singles) in…
The Real Reasons for Living Single
As if all of those singles-bashing “why are you still single” lists are not bad enough, there’s more. I just learned that there is a traveling road show addressing the…
Adults with No Kids: The Facts and the Stereotypes
My primary interest is in people who are single. Marital status (or coupled status) is a separate issue from parental status. You can be single with kids or married with…
The New Science of Living Alone: Here’s a Lot of What We Know
Now that solo living is becoming increasingly popular around the world, we know much more about it than we did before. Below is what I have written on the topic…
What’s Great About Solitude: Here’s What We Know
Psychology journals are overflowing with articles about loneliness, and have been for decades. Recently, scholars are starting to study solitude, in the sense of the positive aspects of being alone….
Friendship in Single Life and in All of Our Lives
In writing about single life, one topic that comes up especially often is friendship. Below are links to some of my blog posts on (1) the importance of friendship; (2)…
Scenes from the First Singles Day Celebration
The amazing Karen Reed made the very first Singles Day happen, and it was a big success! You can read about it here and here. In this post, I just…