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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

Stories

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Jun 28

A New Foundation for Empowering Single People

Standing up for single people with more than just words

A New Foundation for Empowering Single People

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Mar 31

Single by Choice? We Need Some New Terms for That

Guest story by Elliott Lewis

Single by Choice? We Need Some New Terms for That

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Mar 18

Pride and Prejudice in the Lives of People Who Are Single

We are marginalized and casually disparaged, but also have good reasons to be proud

Pride and Prejudice in the Lives of People Who Are Single

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Feb 27

Are Romantic Couples Superior to Singles? Or Just Marketed Better?

My beef with research purporting to reveal the personal deficiencies of single people

Are Romantic Couples Superior to Singles? Or Just Marketed Better?

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Oct 19, 2025

Voices of Single Women in an Unequal World

MahSa Hariri interviews Bella DePaulo about singlism

Voices of Single Women in an Unequal World

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Oct 6, 2025

Single Women in Iran: Courage amidst Extraordinary Challenges

Meet a brilliant and brave scholar and activist

Single Women in Iran: Courage amidst Extraordinary Challenges

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Sep 17, 2025

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

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

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Aug 1, 2025

This Community of Single People Is 10 Years Old

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

This Community of Single People Is 10 Years Old

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Jul 22, 2025

Discrimination Against Single Men

Employers reward married men more than equally qualified single men

Discrimination Against Single Men

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Jul 13, 2025

5 Ways Solo Travelers Are Treated Unfairly

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

5 Ways Solo Travelers Are Treated Unfairly

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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