(L-R) Kat Curtin, Kelsey Grist and Sofie Champassak are just some of the growing number of women who are shunning tradition and embracing solo life, whether that’s becoming a parent, seeing the world ...

From going "boy sober" to "decentering men," discourse about young women rejecting the traditional path of marriage and motherhood has swept social media. As birth and marriage rates decline, more and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice ...

Like a gazillion other little Baby Boomer girls, I grew up singing about how “k-i-s-s-i-n-g” in trees led to love and marriage. I played “wedding” with my Barbies and daydreamed about a future groom ...

OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...

Recent reports and surveys are showing that for a growing number of women who are not married prefer to stay single over getting married. So do you want to get married? I mean (laughter), I'm not ...

Single women are happier, on average, than single men. That's among the findings of a recent study by University of Toronto psychology researchers. They say the results suggest that men may have more ...

A man's funny, and painfully accurate, TikTok breakdown of the challenges faced when dating highly independent women has gone viral. In the video, which has received more than 7.8 million views and ...

Before 1974, women couldn’t secure a mortgage without a male co-signer. Single women accounted for 20% of all homebuyers nationally in 2024; single men accounted for 11%. Bria Myers, 27, described her ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a single woman who is frequently asked about my plans for marriage. The individuals making these inquiries have no business asking this question, let alone hearing the answer. I ...