Is it really true that single women are happier than single men? The figures say they are and the reasons why this disparity is opening up are provoking some very serious arguments about what it is to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Singlehood is treating women far more kindly than men. Here’s why, according to ...

Recent psychological research has overturned possibly one of the most common stereotypes about single women. Here’s what the study found. One of the most widely held beliefs regarding casual sex is ...

For her article published in 2024 in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, sociologist Kimberly Martinez Phillips conducted in-depth interviews with 40 people who, in our stereotype-addled ...