What Is the One Change That Would Be Most Beneficial to Single People?
Since Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life was published on December 5, I’ve been asked hundreds of questions by readers, reporters, scholars, podcasters, and TV...
View ArticleUnderstanding What Single People Appreciate about Single Life: Another Road...
Ordinarily, in this Unmarried Equality blog, I focus on matters relevant to social policies and social justice. I’m now thinking that it would be useful to cast a broader net. I’ve been talking to many...
View ArticleHow Friends Can Be Protected and Benefitted in the Law
In the US, hundreds of laws benefit and protect only people who are legally married. Advocates of fairness for single people have proposed many ways in which laws and policies could be reimagined to...
View ArticleMarginalizing Single Women Voters Comes at a Cost to Candidates
Recently, I had the great honor of talking to Elisa Batista of UltraViolet about the power and potential of single women, and of course my Single at Heart book. In case you are not already familiar...
View ArticleFor Lasting Social Change, Single People Need More Than Tolerance
Ever since my new book, Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life, was published in December, something magical has happened: more and more people have let it be known...
View ArticleThe Stunning Dismissiveness of the Systematic Disadvantaging of Single People
I just had the great good fortune of participating in an hour-long show that will air on many NPR stations, probably in July. The show is Open to Debate, moderated by John Donvan, and “Married or...
View ArticleChallenging a Marriage Enthusiast on NPR
When I was invited to participate in an hour-long debate, “Married or Single?”, I jumped at the chance. The show is Open to Debate, moderated by John Donvan, who used to be ABC’s White House...
View ArticleUnmarried Equality Gets Some Love from an Unlikely Place
In the decades that I have been writing about single people, single life, and singlism, I’ve had one rule: I don’t talk about dating or other attempts by single people to unsingle themselves. I don’t...
View ArticleTriggering an Outpouring of Support for Single People: A Wildly Effective and...
I value psychological studies and strategies that not only offer insights and understanding, but also tip the scales toward social justice. I’m particularly interested in justice for single people, who...
View ArticleWomen Who Have Never Been Married Are Some of the Strongest Supporters of...
It is presidential election season in the US, and polling results are ubiquitous. Many polls from many different polling companies are released every day, and articles about polling results are often...
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