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Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life

Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life

Based on research and personal stories, Single at Heart celebrates people who are happy and flourishing because they are single, not in spite of it.

2023

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Voices of Single Women in an Unequal World

MahSa Hariri interviews Bella DePaulo about singlism

Oct 19

Voices of Single Women in an Unequal World

Oct 19

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Single Women in Iran: Courage amidst Extraordinary Challenges

Meet a brilliant and brave scholar and activist

Oct 6

Single Women in Iran: Courage amidst Extraordinary Challenges

Oct 6

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How Social Scientists Perpetuate the Myth that Single People Aren’t Happy

In a recent study, single people were given no opportunity to say they were happily single

Sep 17

How Social Scientists Perpetuate the Myth that Single People Aren’t Happy

Sep 17

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This Community of Single People Is 10 Years Old

Nearly 10,000 members discussing everything about single life except dating and unsingling ourselves

Aug 1

This Community of Single People Is 10 Years Old

Aug 1

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Discrimination Against Single Men

Employers reward married men more than equally qualified single men

Jul 22

Discrimination Against Single Men

Jul 22

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5 Ways Solo Travelers Are Treated Unfairly

As more people travel solo, it seems self-defeating for businesses to treat them badly

Jul 13

5 Ways Solo Travelers Are Treated Unfairly

Jul 13

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Everyday Cluelessness about What It Means to Be Single

Even prestigious publications offer eyeroll-worthy commentary on single life

Jun 13

Everyday Cluelessness about What It Means to Be Single

Jun 13

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The Magical Mythical Romantic Partner

Single people, keep this in mind when others try to warn you of what you are supposedly missing

May 26

The Magical Mythical Romantic Partner

May 26

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What It Truly Means to Be Single at Heart — and What It Doesn’t Mean

People who are single at heart are embracing single life, not avoiding intimacy

May 15

What It Truly Means to Be Single at Heart — and What It Doesn’t Mean

May 15

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Project 2025 to Anyone Not Married with Children: Screw You

The Trump administration plans for nuclear family supremacy

May 8

Project 2025 to Anyone Not Married with Children: Screw You

May 8

Bella DePaulo

Bella DePaulo

Book Author

“America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience,” according to the Atlantic. SINGLE AT HEART book is a gold medal winner. www.belladepaulo.com

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