Worth reading elsewhere
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Single at 40
Pew Research Center, 2020
A profile of single Americans (opens pewresearch.org)Shows who is single in the US, how many are not looking to date, and the reasons they give.
NPR (Life Kit)
There's pressure to be partnered. Here's how to enjoy single life (opens npr.org)A grounded conversation about pushing back on the pressure to pair up and building a satisfying single life.
Post-breakup loneliness
Cleveland Clinic
How To Get Over a Breakup: 11 Tips for Healing (opens health.clevelandclinic.org)Clinician-reviewed steps for handling the loneliness and identity loss that follow a breakup.
A full life
Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
One Key to Being Happy When You're Single (opens greatergood.berkeley.edu)Research on how social activity shapes happiness for single people, sometimes more than for married people.
Household and time
American Psychological Association (Speaking of Psychology)
Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Marisa Franco, PhD (opens apa.org)A psychologist explains why adult friendship takes deliberate effort and how to fit it into a busy life.
Dating without starting over
The Gottman Institute
12 Clear Signs You Are Ready to Date Again After a Breakup (opens gottman.com)A checklist for judging emotional readiness before you open the door to dating again.