Get Government Out of the Marriage Business?
Years ago, here in Santa Barbara, I went to a debate about same-sex marriage between Jonathan Rauch and Maggie Gallagher. Rauch, author of Gay marriage: Why it is good for…
Another Blogger Makes an International Case for Singles Rights
I was delighted to discover another blogger making the case for fair treatment of singles, and even better, casting her arguments from an international perspective. The blogger is “Anne,” from…
The Added Price of Single Life?
A recent report suggests that the added cost of living solo, compared to living with a spouse or partner, is $388,059 over the course of a lifetime. The study was…
Mania Over Today’s Matrimony: Top Critiques [Updated]
[Originally, the subtitle of this post was “Top 2 Critiques.” But comments posted over at Living Single have been terrific, and so some new critiques deserve to be added. You…
Get Married, Retire Happy?
Singlism alert! Thanks to Jeanine and Peggy for this one. At Yahoo, by way of US News & World Report, we learn this “secret” to attaining bliss after you’re done…
UK Couples Want Better Treatment of Singles
Readers have been alerting me to the new UK study that calculated the extra money it costs to live solo compared to living as a couple. I’ll get to that…
Oh, No, They Didn’t! Unsolicited Advice and Product-Promotions for Singles
[This is cross-posted from Living Single, with an added note at the end, thanks to a great reader comment.] [More evidence that your blogger is technologically-challenged: I don’t know why…
Is the Socially Isolated American a Myth? So Many Important Responses
Recently at Psychology Today, I asked, “Are Americans becoming more and more isolated?” So many thoughtful comments were posted there and emailed to me that I thought I’d rewrite the…
Comment Posted on the Fatherhood Channel [UPDATED]
[UPDATE: This post was previously titled, “Fatherhood Channel Suppressed This Comment.” I have since heard from someone at the site, and he has posted a comment here, and also posted…