Candidate Claims She Is Superior Because She Is a Mother
In Oklahoma, the Republican candidate for governor is telling the people of that state that they should vote for her instead of her opponent because she is a wife and…
Condoleezza Rice Is Asked Whether She Would Consider Herself Fulfilled If She Never Married
Politics aside, Condoleezza Rice’s achievements have been amazing. As I noted at some length in Singled Out, I was appalled by how often this ever-single woman got the singles treatment…
‘Courageous Intelligence’ Is How the New Yorker Describes This Single Woman’s Literary Voice
Responses to an earlier post about Stella Miles Franklin were so terrific that I thought I’d try my luck at tapping readers’ expertise about another singles-relevant book I haven’t read…
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….
Single Girl Folk Song, with Thanks to Psyngle
If you enjoy the comments posted to this blog and to Living Single as much as I do, you probably already realize how many wonderful contributions come from Psyngle. But…
Next Up: Emotional Independence
In a recent post over at Living Single, I reviewed Rachel Moran’s argument that second-wave feminism had forgotten the single woman. The focus, instead, was largely on the superwoman who…
Do You Know About This Devilishly Clever Single Star?
“They say any fool can get married but it takes a devilish clever woman to remain an old maid.” Renowned author and life-long single woman Stella Miles Franklin put those…
Time to Rewrite the Rules of Old Maid
It’s still selling! I’m talking about that card game, Old Maid, in which EVERYONE wins except the person who is stuck with the Old Maid card. Natalya sent me this…