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 ...

Being a single woman isn't the social taboo it once was. Singlehood seems to be on the rise, with more single-person households, and more women choosing to marry later in life, or not at all. It could ...

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A single gal’s take on thinking married women are “self-centered” is going viral — and there’s no denying that she has some valid points. Ashanti, who goes by @unpunishablewoman on TikTok, has ...

While there's no denying that singlehood is still stigmatized in our modern world, especially for women, the reality is that romantic partners are no longer a "necessity." Like social scientist Bella ...

I’m a single mother of what doctors and insurance companies cheerfully call an “advanced maternal age,” which makes me sound like an appliance with an expired warranty. In reality, I’m a 42-year-old ...

For some single women, milestone birthday parties offer the celebratory feel of a wedding, without the marriage. By Sarah Lyon On Feb. 6, Brittany Allyn donned a white Millia London bridal dress as ...

In the U.S., 20 million single women own homes, almost three million more than single men. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores why women are deciding to buy and the unexpected fallout some ...