Am I Cherishing My Female Friends Enough? Am I??
I never thought I would be one to question my personal level of devotion to my friends, particularly those of the girl…
Rebecca Traister's All the Single Ladies Has Been Optioned by Paramount Television
In very peripherally Beyoncé-adjacent news, Paramount Television has optioned author Rebecca Traister’s All the Single…
'Marriage Changes When You Don't Just Need A Warm Body and a Paycheck': A Talk With Rebecca Traister
After two months, my copy of Rebecca Traister’s new book is already dog-eared, wine-stained, and train-battered. All…
Single Women Are On Their Way to Becoming One of the Strongest Political Powers in America
Until recently, the expectation for American women was to be married by your 30s or harden and crust into a crone…
Single Women, Please Stop Marrying Yourselves.
Want to get married but there's no partner in the picture? Turn that frown upside down: You can always marry yourself,…
Single British Women Start Planning Their Wedding As Zygotes
Maybe a lot of us, particularly when friends start getting married, idly consider what they would or wouldn't like at…
On Looking Like Every Dude’s OK Cupid Date But Not Being It
Like many single women, I have a Saturday brunch ritual with friends. When friends aren't available—or sometimes when…
New TV Show Focuses On How You're Going To Be Alone Forever
In a recent issue of The Atlantic, Kate Bolick argues that the marriage is an ever-evolving social relationship and…
Kagan Could "Maybe Host Some Single Ladies Fiestas With Sonia Sotomayor"
"When does a woman go from being single to unmarried?" asks Austen-lover and NYT scribe Maureen Dowd. And why do we…
Leave Bridget Jones Alone!
In a poll of 2,000 women in their mid-20s, 78% said that the ideal age for marriage is 26, and having kids a year…
Crying 'Single Lady' Kid Redeemed On National Television (Updated)
Earlier this week, a video of a little boy wailing after his dad informed him he's "not a single lady," quickly went…
The Allure Of Having Dinner With A Cardboard Man
BoingBoing's Lisa Katayama writes of a woman in San Francisco who walked into a restaurant, requested a table for two,…
If You Liked It You Shoulda Put A Latrine On It
Toilets as a dowry item? Far from the silly joke I made above, women in impoverished areas of India are using their new…
Is The Meaning Behind Beyonce's Music Misunderstood?
I'm not sure if Beyoncé identifies as a feminist, but I've always considered her to be one. The singer/songwriter-whose…