Singles Rule! The Surprising Media Phenomenon of 2012
Mid-February is supposed to be all about couples – treacly, dewey-eyed, Valentine’s Day lover couples. In a phenomenon that even surprised me, this February the media has been all about…
Tasty Myth-Busting from the New “Going Solo” Book
Solo dwellers, we have our book! Eric Klinenberg’s book, Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, will be published tomorrow. My advanced copy is already dog-eared….
Dream Small!
When Singled Out was first published, I had a fantasy. I guess you could call it small-time, but had it ever happened, I would have been thrilled. I always wanted…
How to Become a Guest Blogger
I love featuring voices other than mine here at “All Things Single (and More).” Although I read widely about single life, think critically, study the academic journals, and do my…
Site to Highlight All Enlightened Singles Bloggers is Now Live!
Today is a big day (at least by my standards). In the cover story of the Atlantic magazine, just posted online today, I am described as “America’s foremost thinker and…
Singled Out Now Available on Kindle!
When Singled Out was first published in 2006, it was not yet routine for books to be issued in electronic formats. So Singled Out followed the standard publishing model at…
Have You Ever Renewed a Relationship with a Friend from the Past?
Like the title of this post? Readers of this blog, unlike many others, know that “relationship” is a very big word and is not limited to romantic relationships. So I’m…
Fantasies about Supporting Single People and Singles Advocacy
Writing about singles has been an enormously meaningful experience, but it has not been a lucrative one. I’ve had fantasies about making a mint on Singled Out or Singlism or…
What Does Not Keep Me Up at Night
Recently, I went to a talk here at UC Santa Barbara by a communications scholar who studies deception. When he got to one of the puzzling aspects of the available…