Scholars of Single Life: Who Should Be on My List?
Are you a scholar studying single people or single life? I would like to start a list and publish it on this blog here on my personal website, and maybe…
For My Next Book: What Should I Call These Groups of People?
I need your help! I’m writing a book about people who are “single at heart” and I would love to get your suggestions for what to call 4 groups of…
Personalities and Types of Single People
For some people, relationship status changes again and again. They are single, then married, then single again. Or they transition in and out of committed romantic relationships, even if they…
Single at Heart? Tell Me about Your Life in Your Own Words
What it means to be single at heart If you are “single at heart,” single life suits you. You are not single because you have “issues” or just haven’t found…
Reclaiming Deviance: Guest Post by Annie Hsia
What George Michael Taught A Straight Single Woman About Speaking Up
Single and Ignored in Romania: Guest Post by Romanian Scholar Adriana Savu
[Bella’s intro: Writings on single people focus overwhelmingly on singles in the U.S. and a few other countries. I’m always hungry for more. I am so grateful to the Romanian…
The Community of Single People Is 4 Years Old: We’re from All Around the World
Do you love being single? Do you think that hardly anyone answers yes to that question? Wrong!
Inclusive Policies Are Worth Pursuing, Even in Dire Political Times
[As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m cross-posting my columns about the new report, “The Case Against Marriage Fundamentalism: Embracing Family Justice for All,” that I initially published at…
Marriage Fundamentalism Is a Threat to the Dignity and Well-Being of Single People and Their Families
Do you know what “marriage fundamentalism” is? Everyone should. It is a regressive, inaccurate, stigmatizing ideology that is a threat to the dignity and well-being of all adults who are…