Banish Beyonce – and this Poll?
Washington Post Style writer Chris Richards never wants to hear Beyonce’s “All the Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” at a wedding reception ever again. He calls the song…
SINGLISM Is Published!
“All Things Single” readers, I’m blogging to you first. My new book, Singlism: What It Is, Why It Matterse, and How to Stop It – written together with 28 other…
Catching Up
I try never to let a full week pass without posting here but I seem to have blown it this time. It is for a good reason, though. I have…
Singles Empowerment Workshop: Guest Post by Rachel Buddeberg
When I discovered the book “The Challenge of Being Single,” I was excited to find a book that was helpful for navigating our couple-centric world. Marie Edwards’ book grew out…
Barbara Walters Schools Piers Morgan on His Dopey, Intrusive, Matrimaniacal Questions
On February 2, as the protests on the streets of Egypt were riveting the nation and the world, Piers Morgan found time to ask Barbara Walters about the men in…
The Marriage Penalty That Has Nothing to Do with Taxes
If you’ve read Singled Out, you know my take on the so-called marriage penalty in taxes – it is actually a bonus. Single people are the one who get penalized….
A Story About a Tribe Should Not End with a Couple in a Hot Tub
Knowing my interest in different kinds of personal communities, a friend recently gave me a copy of Isabel Allende’s 2008 memoir, The Sum of Our Days. She thought I would…
Scenes from a Wedding
I don’t usually like weddings. I know – you are shocked, shocked to hear that! Earlier this month, though, I went to a wedding that was actually a wonderfully pleasant…
Dating, Moving In, And Losing Contact with Friends?
People who are married or in a romantic relationship name about 4 people (other than their partner) they can turn to in a severe crisis. Single people name about 6….