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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soon after former President Donald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance to be his running mate in July, the Ohio senator’s 2021 comment about “childless cat ladies” recirculated and set off a social-media ...

The conventional wisdom often paints a picture of singlehood as a temporary state, a waiting room before the "real" happiness of a partnered life begins. Yet, emerging research is flipping this ...