More than half of US women don't view marriage as an important part of a fulfilling life, and they find they're happier than ...

After my second divorce, I naively believed I should “get back out there.” But then I realized that life was good on my own—I ...

Recent reports and surveys are showing that for a growing number of women who are not married prefer to stay single over getting married. So do you want to get married? I mean (laughter), I'm not ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a single woman who is frequently asked about my plans for marriage. The individuals making these inquiries have no business asking this question, let alone hearing the answer. I ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice ...

Why are you still single? Are your standards too high? Are you asking for too much? It would help if you worked on yourself. You must be a wife first to find someone to marry. Singleness is often met ...

From going "boy sober" to "decentering men," discourse about young women rejecting the traditional path of marriage and motherhood has swept social media. As birth and marriage rates decline, more and ...

Before 1974, women couldn’t secure a mortgage without a male co-signer. Single women accounted for 20% of all homebuyers nationally in 2024; single men accounted for 11%. Bria Myers, 27, described her ...

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 ...