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Mastering the Art of Aloneness

Lauren Mackler | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Lauren Mackler

If you believe that you can only be happy with a partner, you keep waiting for someone to rescue you. The challenge is to break the patterns that keep you from living your life to the fullest.

Sex Magic: Fuel Your Dreams Into Reality

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver

I came across sex magic in the context of my tantric studies and teacher training a number of years ago. I've learned to marry my orgasmic energy with an intention to manifest what I wanted to bring into reality.

Marriage and Health: Et Tu, New York Times?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

I am disappointed with the recent Times article that claims that married people tend to be healthier than single people. Here's why the piece is misleading.

Newsweek's Misleading Account of Latest Marriage Study

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

A new day has dawned, and with it another study of marriage misrepresented in the media: as always, implying that getting married results in better outcomes than it actually does.

Marital Mentalities: The Changes are Historic, and We're Living Them

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

There's a lot of matrimania going on but I suspect that's not a sign of how secure we are about the place of marriage in our lives, but how insecure.

More about Sonia Sotomayor, From Someone Who Knew Her at Yale

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Bella DePaulo

Rachel Moran: "The stigma of singledom seems to have disappeared when it comes to qualifying for high office, both for men like David Souter and women like Sonia Sotomayor."

Get Married, Live Longer? It's a Myth

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

When the authors of The Case claimed that getting married saved men's lives, they did so by acting as if the men who got divorced or widowed did not actually get married.

5 Tips To Surviving Valentine's While Single

Sophie Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Let this Valentine's Day be a day for you to think about what kind of relationship you do want, and serve to remind you of what qualities you are looking for in a partner.

Let Me Downgrade Ya'

Zondra Hughes | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago


Zondra Hughes

An American sistah like me is a downgrade; strictly booty call material.