Myths About Singles

Reports of Singles' Early Demise are Greatly Exaggerated (or Just Plain Wrong)

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.19.2011

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Bella DePaulo

A just-published article claims that people who stay single are headed straight to the grave -- and fast. Faster than people who are currently married.

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Taking on Singlism: 28 Writers Help Me Display and Slay the Beast

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Myths About Singles, Workplace Discrimination Against Singles, Singled Out, Unrecognized Bias, Books on Singles, Stereotyping, Matrimania, Marital Status, Legal Aspects of Singlism, Prejudice, Friendship, Singles in Politics, Singles Activists, Singlism, Singles Bloggers, New York Times, Discrimination, Gail Collins, Stopping Singlism, Books News
Bella DePaulo

"DePaulo says that 'singlism' -- a term she coined and for which we are prepared to forgive her -- is not just aimed at unmarried women." -Gail Collin...

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Latest Survey of Singles: This Is How Stereotypes Are Perpetuated

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Romantic Relationships, match.com, Singles in America, Myths About Singles, Divorce, Matrimania, Media Myths, Friends With Benefits, Media, Singles Survey, Policy, Commitment, Singles, Infidelity, Women?S Independence, Stereotypes, Singlism, Sex, Dating, Mating, Health Insurance, Break-Ups, Procreating, Widows, Helen Fisher, Divorce News
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Have you heard about the latest survey of single people? It is based on a nationally-representative sample of more than 5,000 Americans, ages 21 to 65...

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