Cosmopolitan

Why More Women Are Choosing to Stay Single

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. “Don’t worry. Women like you don’t get left on the shelf.” I couldn’t quite believe my eyes when these ...
The Independent

Men aren’t signing up to singles nights – I launched my own and found out why

Dating has a problem – and the only people willing to fix it are women. Specifically, straight women, who are flocking in droves to singles nights around the world in an attempt to find a pleasant, ...
Cosmopolitan

You Can’t Be “Too Happy Being Single”

If you’re a happily single woman, I’d recommend keeping that to yourself. Not because the information itself is so very damning, but because there’s no good way to convey it—no safe way for those ...
Forbes

What Is China’s Singles’ Day?

Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, is a month-long retail festival in China where you can purchase anything from luxury fashion to toilet rolls. Thirty-three ...
Women's Health

Single Women Are Thriving In 2025. Experts Explain What’s Really Driving Their Joy.

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 ...
CNBC

The number of singles in the U.S. is growing: 'What people look for in a romantic partner has changed,' says scholar of singlehood

The internet is full of stories of adults lamenting their single status — from the many personal essays about being "single forever" to the millions of TikTok videos under the "dating" hashtag of ...
Rolling Stone

Taylor Swift Doesn’t Need Singles Anymore. Does That Mean She Shouldn’t Release Them?

In Hamlet Act III, Scene I, Shakespeare’s titular character tells Ophelia, “God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another.” His accusation comes at the end of an epic crashout, where he ...
Investopedia

Is the Single Life Costing You More Than You Think?

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...
New York Post

Single women own millions more homes than single men in the US — and the gap is only growing

Women may be making less than men -- earning just 83.6% of what their male counterparts bring home -- but they're dominating in one major financial arena: homeownership. okrasiuk - stock.adobe.com ...
The Conversation

The ‘singles tax’ means you often pay more for going it alone. Here’s how it works

Heard of the “singles tax”? Going it alone can also come with a hidden financial burden you may not be aware of. Obviously, this isn’t an official levy paid to anyone in particular. It simply refers ...
Phys.org

Single women are happier than single men, researchers find

Single women are happier, on average, than single men. That's among the findings of a recent study by University of Toronto psychology researchers. They say the results suggest that men may have more ...