The Opposite of Voyeurism: Why People Twitter
Observing large-scale technological phenomena informs us about where the culture's at these days; Twitter might indicate that people are lonely.
Observing large-scale technological phenomena informs us about where the culture's at these days; Twitter might indicate that people are lonely.
Kate Clinton | Posted 06.16.2008 | Entertainment
For Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte, the friendship works because they talk. And they forgive each other. Obama and Clinton gals -- let's get it on! And get on with it.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business
Advertising is matrimaniacal, and 55% single people said that they were not in a committed relationship and that they were not looking for one.
Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living
Recognizing that life is finite (is that a new insight?), many of us have started composing "life lists" to set priorities. My suggestion: Make a list of the friends you truly want to keep in your life.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.11.2008 | Living
A few weeks ago, Ted Sorensen - husband, father, and renowned speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy - was interviewed by Deborah Solomon of the N...
Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
Single voters play favorites, their favorites are Democrats, and there are about 92 million of them eligible to vote.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home
Ancient philosophers and modern scientists agree: the most essential key to happiness is strong relationships with other people. We all have many kin...
Jack Donaldson | Posted 04.21.2008 | Entertainment
Ladies and gentlemen, I am excited to give my full endorsement to CBS' How I Met Your Mother, now back from the strike and completing it's third season (though you can catch up on iTunes like I did).
Reuters via Yahoo | Kemp Powers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
In 2004 when his hit television comedy "Friends" ended, David Schwimmer longed to direct a feature film, and four years later his debut movie "Run Fat...
Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.27.2008 | Living
Yes, men accuse women of "yakking". But when it comes to clinching hard-to-get appointment at a hair salon, it isn't simply about getting your hair done. Hair salons are vital epicenters of in-person communication for women.
Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.24.2008 | Living
Friendships are prone to fray if they aren't properly nurtured. So we need to find small ways to make these important relationships stick and keep them high on our to-do lists.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.22.2008 | Media
If getting married really did make people healthier, and did so in a way that no other close relationship or meaningful life experiences could approximate, that would be a story worth reporting.
Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.27.2008 | Living
How will women have any friends when they get divorced, become widowed, or decide to retire, if they don't make efforts to maintain those friendships beforehand?
Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.04.2008 | Living
I don't see why there is so much advice offered to single people about Valentine's Day. They are not the ones having a hard time. Recently, ...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.28.2008 | Media
With the Clintons back in power we could run our Windows 95 operating systems and camp out at Lollapalooza. Michael Jordan, Cindy Crawford, Gennifer Flowers, and Janet Reno could all make comebacks.
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Michelle Haimoff | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living