More older women are choosing to live on their own, and the shift comes with real advantages. Independence allows daily routines to be shaped without compromise, and the freedom often brings comfort, ...

In 2022, 15.7% of all households in the United States consisted of a woman living alone, compared to 11.5% in 1970. d3sign via Getty Images Bella DePaulo, a 71-year-old author and social psychologist, ...

U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.

Bella DePaulo, a 71-year-old author and social psychologist, has lived alone her entire adult life. Tom Werner / Getty Images Related: Men Are Sharing Things They Wish More Women Had Sympathy For, And ...

Words hurtle my way — from crazy, cold, and snobby to amazing, strong, and resilient. Inaccurate, all. Except for the tag resilient, I earned that one. And, 'crazy ...

Monitoring, gossiping and moral policing are just some of the ways Indian society uses to control women who choose to live by themselves.For 40-year old Sutapa Sikdar, getting her own place on the ...

People who are single and living alone can feel contented, resilient, and fulfilled — even if they are at an age when many of their peers are coupled or married, even if they are living in a place ...

Ample evidence from across the world suggests that when educated women have control over their time, mobility, and finances, ...

A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals major changes in how older Americans are living — with fewer adults over 65 living alone than in decades past, and more living with a spouse or family. In ...