Jezebel: Single

Brandy and Monica Finally Release a Follow-Up to 'The Boy Is Mine'

Cassie Murdoch — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:45:00 EST

Why Is It Okay to Ask Me Why I'm Single?

Bailey Elliott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST

I'm a single 32-year-old woman with no kids. I'm going to pause for a second to let that sink in, and to let you think about the images and feelings that spring to mind when you hear that phrase. Pop culture would tell us that I am either: Standing in a leopard print dress at a bar saying extremely loudly, with a slightly to very crazy look in my eyes, "I LOVE being single! I never want a relationship! Relationships are for the weak! Look at HOW MUCH FUN I AM HAVING!!" Sitting in my pajamas, eating a vat of ice cream while watching When Harry Met Sally and sobbing about how lonely and empty my life is. More »

Go Ahead and Live in Sin! Science Says It's Okay

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST

There are plenty of nice reasons to get married, but increasingly the basic experience of being married doesn't seem all that different from simply living together without ever making it legal—or living in sin, as our grandmothers like to call it. Now there's some new research that proves that the line between marriage and cohabitation has been blurred to such an extent that it's barely visible. More »

When We Talk About Single Ladies, Let's Not Forget The Working Class

Anna North — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:40:00 EST

There's been a lot of ink spilt over the issue of female singleness recently — but who are we really talking about when we talk about single ladies? And who's getting left out of the equation? More »

Nation Afflicted By Singledom, Only Half Of All Americans Are Married

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:28:00 EST

Guys, it's time we had a talk. We've noticed that many of you haven't brought anyone home for the holidays in quite some time, and we just heard a troubling statistic: Fewer Americans are married than ever before! Apparently, times have changed, because now only 51% of all adults have tied the knot. Being single might be "in" right now, but you know ... you're not getting any younger. Would you like us to introduce you to some nice boys we know? It's either them or your mom's friend's son who works at the deli counter. More »

27 And Unmarried? In China, You're One Of The 'Leftover Women'

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EST

Will your relatives be pressuring you about getting married today? Be thankful you don't live in China. According to a piece on the Ms. Magazine blog: More »

Why Single Ladies Need Their Coupled Friends

Samhita Mukhopadhyay — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Single as a "choice" is the holy grail of feminist self-preservation while single but "looking for love" puts you in the position of nonstop speculation as to why you can't find love. On an interpersonal level, when you are single, no one believes that you can be happy even when you say you are. More »

A Gentle Reminder That Being Single Will Kill You

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:35:00 EDT

Teams of scientists around the world are all hard at work on a single subject. While we wish they were singularly focused on curing fatal diseases or giving the world the hovercraft that we so desperately need, they just can't stop studying whether it's healthier to be single or married. More »

Lonely Single Men Become Part Of An Involuntary Flash Mob

Lane Moore — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:40:00 EDT

The "Forever Alone" flash mob was an idea that originally began circulating on Tumblr, Reddit, and 4chan in March 2011, but apparently there were quite a few single men who missed the tip. More »

Marriage Is The Cure For All That Ails You

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:46:00 EST

Researchers report marriage leads to a longer life, better diet, more friends, improved mental health, and so much more... but only if it's a "loving and supportive" marriage. Shockingly, remaining single is healthier than staying in a horrible relationship. More »

Bald Men Rush Into Marriage Because They're Desperate and Afraid

Lauri Apple — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:45:54 EST

That seems to be the takeaway of today's strange take-down of bald guys in the NY Times. "Because of the blow to their self-esteem, some balding men simply settle when it comes to spouses." Wills and Kate, explained! More »

Older Singles Having More Sex — But What's "Single," Anyway?

Anna North — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:30:00 EDT

A new study says "singles" over 45 are happier with their sex lives than married people of the same age. Intriguing — but accurate? More »

Do Women Actually Have Dating "Checklists?"

Anna North — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

Lori Gottlieb has been spreading her particular brand of Cautionary Matron doomsaying since 2008, and now she's plugging her upcoming book with an appropriately creepy interview in Marie Claire. More »

Olsens Go Mass-Market; Mary J. Blige Opens Charity Center With Gucci

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The Olsen twins are launching a new juniors' collection for JC Penney, home of the brands Kimora Lee Simmons, Bisou Bisou, and Charlotte Ronson. It'll be called Olsenboye and is expected in stores this spring. [The Cut]

Continental Drift

Anna Holmes — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Poznan, Poland; August 25. Image via Getty]

Happy National Singles Week! Celebrate By Learning How You're Undervalued & Marginalized

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDT

September 21-27 is National Unmarried and Single Americans Week, or National Singles Week, according to Bella DePaulo, who blogs for Psychology Today. She's a professor of Psychology and wrote a book called Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After. If you're wondering why the hell we need Singles Week, Dr. DePaulo has answers for you: She says we need to increase the "awareness" of single life. You're thinking, lady, I know I'm single. But DePaulo wants single people to get respect. More »

John Mark Karr: Single Again • First Afghan Policewomen Join Force

Maria — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Hey ladies! Self-professed (but not actual) Jon Benet murderer, famewhore extraordinaire, and total creep John Mark Karr is single again. • Eva Mendes' role in The Women continues the prevalent stereotype of Latina women as being not only hypersexualized but "superaggressive spitfires" who are overly passionate and emotional, as well as violent. • Perhaps the Times was inspired by our own Tracie Egan when editors made a man walk in heels. (The consensus? Heels hurt!)• Twenty-two Afghan women joined the ranks of the Afghan National Police after completing five months of training, making them the first policewomen in Afghan history. • More »

If You're Single And You Know It, Raise Your Hand

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST

Hey, Happy Singles Awareness Day! If you're not attached, Valentine's Day holds many possibilities, and many of them suck. You can ignore it, you can shrug it off, you can meet up with your friends and declare them the true loves of your life. Or you can be like Cindy Guidry. According to an interview in USA Today, she's 43, single, unemployed, happy, and has written a book called The Last Single Woman In America. Sometimes Guidry lies about her age — and she adds years! "I'd rather have people think I'm a really good-looking 50-year-old than tell someone I'm 32 and have them wonder what the hell I've been doing for those 32 years," she explains. In any case, she'll probably be drinking alone tonight. "I've had so many single Valentine's Days, at this point, it's just another day," she says. "Maybe I'll go to a bar with my book." More »

Is this woman on crack? Emma Campbell Webster...

Jennifer — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:45:39 EST

Is this woman on crack? Emma Campbell Webster hypothosizes in her new book, Being Elizabeth Bennet: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure that Jane Austen's works send a subliminal message to women that they are better off staying single. Though Austen herself never married, her books have long seduced women into thinking that the world is full of Mr. Darcys who are just waiting to fight with them and then sweep them off their feet. Though Austen's work definitely sets up that love is the aversion to climax (which we guess some argue is another way to say "not getting married"), we don't know how many gals walk away with the message that they're best off single after seeing Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennett and Elinor Dashwood paired off. Carrie Bradshaws these girls ain't. [Guardian] More »