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More people than ever before are single – and that's a good thing

  • Written by Bella DePaulo, Project Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara
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The 21st century is the age of living single.

Today, the number of single adults in the U.S. – and many other nations around the world – is unprecedented. And the numbers don’t just say people are staying single longer before settling down. More are staying single for life. A 2014 Pew Report est...

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