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

Bella DePaulo | Posted 12.12.2009 | Living

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, 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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Who's Really Nuts, 20/20 or the 'Crazy Cat Ladies'?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Animal Rescue, Abc, Mental Health, Pets, Altruism, Cats, Elizabeth Vargas, Media, Film, Loss, Marriage, Loneliness, Stereotypes, Singlism, Expectations, Tv, Strays, Alienation, Single, Documentary, Crazy Cat Ladies, 20/20, Media Bias, Relationships, Living News
Bella DePaulo

20/20 recently treated its viewers to a condescending pity-party for the women it calls 'crazy cat ladies.' The segment, with an accompanying article online, was so over-the-top that it was almost a parody of itself.

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Mastering the Art of Aloneness

Lauren Mackler | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Single, Alone, Relationships, Happiness, Lauren Mackler, Solemate, Singles, Advice for Singles, Living News
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.

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Sex Magic: Fuel Your Dreams Into Reality

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

Read More: Sexual-Spiritual, Ritual, Partners, Single, Sex Magic, Sacred, Creating Reality, Sexual, Tantric, Tantranova, Orgasmic, Intimate Relationship, Intention, Sexual Energy, Law of Attraction, Creative, Freddy Zental Weaver, Elsbeth Meuth, Living News
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.

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Marriage and Health: Et Tu, New York Times?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Singled Out, Divorce, Matrimania, Marriage Movement, Media, Obesity, Policy, Myths, Marriage, Singlism, Methodological Problems, Health, Single, Health Insurance, New York Times, Discrimination, Finances, Living News
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.

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Newsweek's Misleading Account of Latest Marriage Study

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Mark Sanford, Depression, Singled Out, Divorce, Marriage, Jon and Kate, Marriage Movement, Widow, Media, Policy, Myths, Age of Marriage, Journalism, Singlism, Methodological Problems, Health, Single, Chronic Illness, Remarriage, Newsweek, Living News
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.

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

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: The Week, Scientific Claims, Depression, Singled Out, Worldviews, Divorce, Children, Atlantic, Single Parenting, Marriage, Matrimania, Media, Time, Singlism, No Children, Historic Change, Mythology, Single, Demographics, Living News
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.

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

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Supreme Court, Citizen Lawyers, Singled Out, Friendships, Singlism, Yale Law School, Sonia Sotomayor, Single, David Souter, Living Single, Media, Race, Barack Obama, Souter, Politics News
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."

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Get Married, Live Longer? It's a Myth

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Singled Out, Single Men, Longevity, Divorce, Bogus Claims, Marriage, Mortality, Cheater Method, Widow, Media, Myths, Happiness, Impossible Experiment, Singlism, Health, Single, Washington Post, Valentine's Day, Rand, Single Women, Living News
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.

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5 Tips To Surviving Valentine's While Single

Sophie Keller | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentines, Surviving Valentine's Day, Holidays, Healthy Ways to Think of Love, Valentine, Relationships, Valentine's Day, Single, Love, Happiness, Featured Contributor, Living News
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.

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Let Me Downgrade Ya'

Zondra Hughes | Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Ideal Woman, Single, Colorism, Relationships, Romance, African American, Sex, Love, Interracial Dating, Dating in Chicago, Chicago Dating, Single in Chicago, Interracial Dating in Chicago, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

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

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