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Friendship in Real Life vs. This Emotional Life

Bella DePaulo | Posted 01.05.2010 | Media

Read More: Socializing, Orphanage, Therapy, Coworkers, Relationships, Divorce, Negative Feelings, Children, ” Conflict, Pbs, Bullying, Exclusive Relationships, Npr, Suicide, Singles, Myths, Positive Feelings, Adoption, Happiness, Attachment, Infidelity, Relatives, Marriage, Emotions, Loneliness, Boss, Workplace, Lovers, Health, Friendship, “This Emotional Life, Partner, Family, Asperger’s, Media News
Bella DePaulo

This first installment of the PBS series This Emotional Life consisted of three segments: family, friends, and lovers. Each was oddly ominous, seeming to warn us of the worst that can happen.

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Alone Under The Mistletoe

Christine Hassler | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Alone, Singles, Holiday Season, Romance, Advice, Self-Help, Christmas, Living News
Christine Hassler

Instead of focusing on what you don't have -- bring your awareness to what you do have. Friends, family, a job, your health, freedom to see whomever and do whatever you please, the ability to be of service, etc.

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"Our Bodies, Ourselves": 40 Years on, Still Circling the Globe

Bella DePaulo | Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Health Policy, Sexual Orientations, Matrimania, Women’s Studies, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Media, Movies, Birthing, Consciousness-Raising, History, Singlism, Activism, Health Consumers, Disability, Translations, Health Care, Spirituality, Revisions, Medical Procedures, Aging, Social Change, Relationships, Menopause, Social Movement, Singles, Our Bodies Ourselves, Sexuality, Children’s Books, Childbearing, Going Viral, Health, Teens, Books, Diversity, Adults Without Children, Impact News
Bella DePaulo

There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."

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I Know Nothing About Finding a Soul Mate - And I'm Willing to Share It With You

Mark C. Miller | Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Soul Mate, Singles, Love, Romance, Dating, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

When it comes to the qualities we want in a soul mate, how many of them are enough? Is my list of 287 desired traits sufficient?

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Social Security, Singled Out, Pay, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, A Woman’s Nation, Gloria Steinem, Nonfamily Households, Media, Childless Women, Business, Ideology, Consciousness-Raising, Friendship, Compulsory Heterosexuality, Politics, Compulsory Mothering, Singlism, Discrimination, Breadwinners, Health Care, Couples, Family, Women’s Media Center, Taxes, Connection, Single-Person Households, Wives, Compulsory Marriage, Money, Women’s Movement, Suze Orman, Shriver Report, Singles, Maria Shriver, Time Magazine, Mothers, Gender, Education, Oprah Winfrey, Career, Workplace, Unmarried America, John Podesta, Adrienne Rich, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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Air New Zealand Matchmaking At Altitude and In Auckland

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Air New Zealand, Matchmaking Flight, Singles, Romance, Matchmaking Ball, Love, Auckland, Style News
Terry Gardner

Whether sparks fly or not, a matchmaking flight makes flying coach a lot more fun, especially when the flight is followed by a Matchmaking Ball in the stunning ballroom of the Wharf at Northcote Point in Auckland.

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Air New Zealand Matchmaking Flight - Pre-Flight Party

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Matchmaking, Air New Zealand, Singles, Matchmaking Flight, Party, Flight Crew Dancing, New Zealand, Living News
Terry Gardner

Last summer, Air New Zealand became the first airline to offer a matchmaking flight, giving passengers a chance to find love at 30,000 feet -- we flew last week.

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Do Relationships Need Lies to Survive?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Reassurance, Singled Out, Little Lies, Hurt Feelings, Lies, Relationships, Best Friends, Writing, Singles, Serious Lies, Compassion, Death, Loyalty, Deception, Media News, Love, Betrayal, Blogging, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I draw a big line between little lies and big ones. Serious lies -- the big time betrayals of trust -- are probably never good for relationships of any kind. Little lies are often a different matter entirely.

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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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Marital Mentality #2: The More Profound Historic Change

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Singled Out, Friends, Relationships, Marriage, Solo Living, Personal Communities, Singles, Myths, Sociability, Same-Sex Marriage, Meaning of Life, Solitude, Single Parents, Passions, Siblings, Legal Protections, Family, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Why should you have to be any kind of a couple to have access to basic rights, protections, dignity, and respect?

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"Avoid Marriage," Advises Atlantic Writer

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Singled Out, Nation Magazine, Friends, Longevity, Children, Single Mothers, Matrimania, Divorce, Singles, Media, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow Show, Happiness, Marriage, Singlism, Health, Families, Love, Fathers, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Who is happier and psychologically stronger - people who got married and then got unmarried, or people who stayed single? The answer, in just about every study I've ever reviewed, is people who have stayed single.

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For the Love of Blogging

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Scientific Claims, Karl Rove, Singled Out, Pay, Books, Msm, Matrimania, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Media, Singles, Myths, Atlantic Magazine, Tucker Carlson, Happiness, Consciousness-Raising, Marriage, Ed Rendell, Singlism, Susan Boyle, Snark, Health, Janet Napolitano, Comments on Blogs, Blogging, Media News
Bella DePaulo

When I first started blogging, I never imagined it would become one of my favorite things to do.

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USA Today Reporter Responds to Blog Post

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Marriage-Promotion, Singled Out, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, Singles, Media, Government Programs, Myths, Happiness, Blogs, Marriage, USA Today, Singlism, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, Methodology, Media News
Bella DePaulo

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I'm Just Not That Into That Holiday

Kate Schmier | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentines, Valentines Day, Max Brenner, Singles, He's Just Not That Into You, Single on Valentines, Living News
Kate Schmier

I am no longer jealous of the girls who receive roses and chocolates in candlelit rooms. They may have one valentine, but happily, I have seven.

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Don't Kill The Messenger

Matt Titus | Posted 02.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Matt Titus, Dating Tips, Dating Advice, Tamsen Fadal, Women, Single Men, Relationships, Singles, New York, New York City, Relationship Advice, Romance, Dating, Love, Single Women, Couples, Style News
Matt Titus

With over eight million people living in five boroughs and the city's fast-paced lifestyle, one would think that the chances of bumping into your soul-mate would be promising. Well, think again.

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The All Jewish Cartoon Collection: Single

Mort Gerberg | Posted 02.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Jews, Cartoons, Jewish Mothers, Family Relationships, Relationships, Humor, All-Jewish Cartoon Collection, Motherhood, Singles, Cartoon, Mothers, Skiing, Style News
Mort Gerberg

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Alone Under the Mistletoe

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, Singles, Holiday Season, Romance, Gen Y, Christmas, Holidays, Kissing, Living News
Christine Hassler

According to the law of attraction, if you keep focusing on what you lack, guess what? You get more lack!

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It's Singles Week - Someone Tell Newsweek There Are 100 Million of Us and We Vote

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Issues, Palin Lies, Time, Singled Out, Relationships, Single Voters, Hillary Supporters, Economy, Women Voters, Don Hazen, Alternet, 2008 Presidential Election, Single Women Voters, Media, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Singles, Happiness, Consciousness-Raising, Marriage, Singlism, Sean Hannity, National Singles Week, Huffington Post, Moms, Newsweek, Voting, Media News
Bella DePaulo

This week, September 21-27, is National Singles Week. If you think it is unnecessary to do a bit of consciousness-raising about people who are single ...

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Like Your Time Alone? Then This Post is For You

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Households, Aging, Divorce, Relationships, Loner, Daphne Merkin, School Shooters, Serial Murderers, Singles, Imagination, Atlantic Magazine, Work From Home, Happiness, Sociability, Isolation, Solitude, Anneli Rufus, American Psyche, Loneliness, Ostracism, Kids With Rooms of Their Own, Small Talk, Living Independently, Pseudo-Loners, Living Alone, Singled Out, Jonathan Rauch, Introvert, Demographics, Boredom, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I live in the most ordinary American household - I live alone. Knock on any door in the nation and you are more likely to find a household like mine t...

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True or False: Married People Healthiest, but Singles Catching Up

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Methodological Issues, Singled Out, Single Men, Widowhood, Divorce, Matrimania, Marriage Movement, Bogus Media Reports, Media, Singles, Income, Stress, Soul Mate, Marriage, Singlism, Health, Loss Hypothesis, Crisis, Marital Mythology, Washington Post, Longitudinal Research, Black Singles, Marital Status, Single Women, Living News
Bella DePaulo

Even allowing for the approach that makes marriage look better than it really is, the differences in health between the currently-married and the always-single are tiny.

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BBC Claims Singles Are at Risk for Alzheimer's; I Think the BBC is Losing Its Mind

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Elderly, Marriage, Dementia, Singled Out, Friends, Singlism, Divorce, Bbc, Health, Matrimania, Alzheimer's, Intellectual Stimulation, Singles, Media, Widows, Social Contact, Media News
Bella DePaulo

With no reliable differences in the rate of Alzheimer's between the married and the single people, the BBC should not have heralded the "findings" in a headline.

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Boston Globe Locates America's Most Available Genitals

236.com | Posted 04.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Singles, Dating, 236.Com, Living News

The Boston Globe asks, "Which decision has a bigger impact on someone's life: finding the right job, or finding the right significant other?" For read...

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