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Does the Prop 8 Ruling Make the Case for Ending Marital Privilege?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Glbt, Singled Out, Prop 8 Ruling, Proposition 8, Judge Vaughn Walker, 1138 Federal Statutes, Marriage, Singlism, Couples, Singlehood, Marital Privilege, Same-Sex Couples, Health Insurance, Living Single, Single With Attitude, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

My question is this: Why should coupled people, but not single people, have greater access to health insurance, employment benefits, or anything else simply because they are coupled?

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In 4,000 Word Story on Marriage Education, Washington Post Only Quotes True Believers

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wade Horn, Singled Out, Unmarried Parents, Abuse, Relationships, Divorce, Federally Funded Programs, Marriage, Relationship Quality, Marriage Education, Communication Skills, Bachelors, Media, Singles, Intimate Violence, Smartmarriages, Myths, Mothers, Separation, Settling, Biased Reporting, Conflict, Marriage Promotion, Washington Post, Parenting Skills, Parents, Single With Attitude, Relationship Workshops, Media News
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Have you read The Marriage Myth story in the Washington Post? The subtitle of reporter Ellen McCarthy's article is "Why do so many couples divorce? Ma...

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Is Marriage Good for Your Health, NY Times Asks

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Marriage Advantage, Singled Out, Longevity, New York Times Magazine, Marital Conflict, Marital Status, Single Life, Healing, Sex Differences, Bad Marriage, Myths, Tara Parker-Pope, Happiness, Alzheimer?S, Stroke, Health, Sex, Hostility, Methodology, Single With Attitude, Healthy Living News
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Coming this Sunday to the New York Times Magazine (already available online here) is an article by Tara Parker-Pope titled, "Is marriage good for your...

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Is Marriage a Barbarian-Adoption Program?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Singled Out, Bars, Church, Pay, Single Men, Professional Societies, Hobbies, Matrimania, Jobs, Obesity, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Drinking, Happiness, Katha Pollitt, Civilization, Friendship, Sports, Marriage, Brad Wilcox, National Marriage Project, Singlism, Barbarian-Adoption Program, Health, Unions, Single With Attitude, Family, Healthy Living News
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Married men are less generous with their friends after marrying. How, does this qualify as acting "more civilized," as the Marriage Mafia claim?

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Now We're Supposed to Fret that She's Not a Mother?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Glbt, Singled Out, Work Life Balance, Sandra Day O?Connor, Motherhood Penalty, Childless, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Single Mothers, Elena Kagan, David Souter, Living Single, Shriver Report, Pay Inequity, Media, Singles, Juggling, Myths, Family and Medical Leave Act, Dahlia Lithwick, Intimacy, Singlism, Stereotypes, Workplace, Hanna Rosin, Samuel Alito, Discrimination, Washington Post, Married Mothers, Single With Attitude, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

Are you persuaded that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is not gay, and that it should never have mattered anyway? Good, because now we can move on to her next supposed shortcoming.

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Harvard Press Was Right to Reject "The Case for Marriage"

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Msnbc, Singled Out, Divorce, Economy, Marriage Movement, Harvard University Press, Fat, Marital Status, Stanley Kurtz, The Case for Marriage, Media, Maggie Gallagher, Wall Street Journal, Happiness, Scientific Research, Marriage Promotion, Single Parents, Heart Health, Widowed, Linda Waite, Finances, Liberal Media, Depression, Children of Single Parents, Longevity, Selective Reporting, Marriage, Living Single, Cohabiting, Psychology Today, Time Magazine, Obesity, Myths, Drug Study, Stereotypes, Doubleday, Hazardous to Health, Health, Sex, Methodology, Single With Attitude, Books News
Bella DePaulo

I have news for Stanley Kurtz: The Case for Marriage was second rate and not worth publishing.

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Two Scholars Ask: What if Marriage Is Bad for Us?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Social Security, Singled Out, Divorce, Civil Rights, Sociology, Middle Class, Matrimania, Pop Culture, Race, Cultures, Laura Kipnis, Happiness, Friendship, Isolation, Institutions, Politics, Mate Choice, Singlism, Wealth, Retirement Benefits, Love, Health Care, Status Quo, Family, Advocacy, Benefits, Marriage, Lifelong Singles, Domestic Gulag, Myths, Hollywood, Loneliness, Work, Health, Single, Health Insurance, Blaming the Victim, Single With Attitude, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

Marriage is not for everyone, and people who want to stay single should not be targeted with singlism because of it.

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What Do You Know? It's National Singles Week

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Divorce, Relationships, Single Grandparents, Stephen Colbert, Travel, Homeowners, Cultural Lag, Widow, Myths, Singles Blog Crawl, Happiness, Quiz, Social Support, Jon Stewart, Single Parents, Health, Sex, Living Alone, National Singles Week, NY Times, Census Bureau, Single With Attitude, Healthy Living News
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Our perceptions of single people and their place in society have not caught up with the realities. How well do you know your single people? Take this quiz.

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