Singled Out

The Unmarried Electorate: 60% Obama, 33% McCain

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Research 2000, Singled Out, John McCain, Single Voters, Economy, Pundits, Morning Joe, Landslide, 2008 Presidential Election, Media, Barack Obama, Daily Kos, Primetime Television, Marriage, Stereotypes, Singlism, Polling, Advertising, Gallup, Registered Voters, Marriage Gap, Politics News
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But where is the love? When was the last time you heard about this demographic juggernaut on Morning Joe? Where are the network stories or the feature articles in newspapers or magazines?

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What's With the Cat, and Other Questions about Singles and Their Pets

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Spouse, Singled Out, Pets, Relationships, Cats, Psychologists, Jobs, Compensation, Animals, Marriage, Single People, Stereotypes, Singlism, Bridget Jones, Single Women, Dogs, Cat Lady, Attributions, Living News
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One time, a publication that interviewed me about Singled Out sent someone to take a picture of me at home. The photographer asked what my book was ab...

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

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.22.2008 | 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
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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 08.21.2008 | 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
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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 08.16.2008 | 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
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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 08.01.2008 | 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
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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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Single Boomers: Marketing Myths and Mistakes

Bella DePaulo | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business

Read More: “Sex and the City, Single Boomer Women, Single Men, Friends, Sales, Golden Girls, Relationships, Housing, Children, Matrimania, Marital Status, Single Boomers, ” Empty Nesters, Travel, Singles, Myths, Friendship, Boomers, Singlism, Advertising, Spending, Desperate Housewives, Marketing, Consumers, Singled Out, Real Estate, Demographics, Finances, Single Person Households, Business News
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Advertising is matrimaniacal, and 55% single people said that they were not in a committed relationship and that they were not looking for one.

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Just in Time for Wedding Season: Love and Romance Break Free of their Contemporary Moorings

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.11.2008 | Living

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Social Justice, Friends, Weddings, Meaning, Partners, Soulmate Mythology, Lyrics, Matrimania, Sabbatical, Singles, Passion, Music, Intimacy, Newsweek, Louisa May Alcott, John Mayer, Relatives, Marriage, Singlism, Social History, Solitude, Juilliard, Paul Erdos, Nature, Ted Sorensen, Scientific Discovery, New York Times, Body Language, Singled Out, Love, Living News
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A few weeks ago, Ted Sorensen - husband, father, and renowned speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy - was interviewed by Deborah Solomon of the N...

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Anyone Want a Few Million More Votes?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Singled Out, Friends, Economy, Community, Children and Families, Single Women Voters, Marriage, Images, Singlism, Pennsylvania Primary, Anthropologists, 2008 Presidential Race, Demographics, Single Women, Parents, Family, Democratic Primaries, Soccer Moms, Fmla, John McCain, Exit Polls, Michelle Obama, Chelsea Clinton, Openleft, Single Voters, Npr, Singles, Great Moments in Presidential Speeches, Barack Obama, Wrong Track, Daily Kos, Cnn, Stereotypes, Advertising, Siblings, Interest in Politics, Iraq War, Hillary Clinton, Transportation Problems, NASCAR Dads, Healthcare, David Letterman, Wvwv, Politics News
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Single voters play favorites, their favorites are Democrats, and there are about 92 million of them eligible to vote.

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Marriage Does Not Lower Blood Pressure -- Reading Matrimaniacal Media Accounts Raises It

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Abc, Singled Out, Longevity, Friends, Stereotyping, Smoking, Matrimania, Media Myths, Time Magazine, Drinking, Singles, Happiness, Msnbc, Marriage, Cnn, Ap, Singlism, Health, Blood Pressure, Media News
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If getting married really did make people healthier, and did so in a way that no other close relationship or meaningful life experiences could approximate, that would be a story worth reporting.

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To the Author of "Marry Him!": An Apology and an Offer

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Marriage, Loneliness, Singled Out, Singlism, Backlash, Atlantic, Singles, Lori Gottlieb, Myths, Feminism, Advice, Single Women, Marry Him, Living News
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To Lori Gottlieb, author of "Marry Him!": Clearly, you were upset by my reaction to your Atlantic piece. I apologize for the distress I caused you. ...

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Divorce and the Environment: A View from the Year 2016

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Single-Person Households, Housing Market, Singled Out, Divorce, Economy, Wedding Industry, MSU Divorce Study, Matrimania, Mitt Romney, Immigration, 2008 Presidential Election, Singles, Elvis Wedding Chapel, Mortgage Crisis, Singlism, Homelessness, Harvard University, The Green Life, Michigan State University Divorce Study, The Giving Life, Dallas Television Show, War of the Roses, Divorce Hurts the Environment, Divorce Global Warming, Divorce and the Environment, Family, Living News
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A global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, that, in turn, take up more space and gobble up more energy and...

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"Marry Him!": Atlantic Magazine Back-of-the-Book Backlash Porn

Bella DePaulo | Posted 02.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Caitlin Flanagan, Singled Out, Aging, Atlantic, Backlash, Single Mothers, Singles, Myths, Feminism, Advice, Happiness, Friendship, History, Marriage, Cnn, Loneliness, Dan Quayle, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Jon Stewart, Bridget Jones, Sex, Lori Gottlieb, Love, Single Women, Living News
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Lori Gottlieb, writing in the Atlantic magazine, has one word for single women of any age: Settle! Settle, she exhorts us, even for the guy who smell...

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