These days, it’s increasingly common for women to be single by choice. Why, then, does society still view us as desperate? “Don’t worry. Women like you don’t get left on the shelf.” I couldn’t quite ...
Singlehood is treating women far more kindly than men. Here’s why, according to psychological research, single women are so much happier to be alone. When you hear the word “spinster,” what kind of ...
OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...
For her article published in 2024 in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, sociologist Kimberly Martinez Phillips conducted in-depth interviews with 40 people who, in our stereotype-addled ...
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