National Singles Day celebrates singles!
National Singles Day is a day for everyone, singles and couples alike, to recognize our single friends, family members, co-workers and fellow citizens. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 45% of U.S. residents age 18+ are single – that’s 109 million U.S. taxpayers – up 2 million from 2015. National Singles Day recognizes and acknowledges our single population and celebrates their contribution to the fabric of our daily lives.
No longer a minority, much less the lonely, downtrodden bachelors and spinsters of yore, today’s singles are vibrant, active contributors to their communities, workplaces, families and to our economy, culture and vitality as a nation.
Whether by choice or circumstance, single lifestyles are growing in acceptance and popularity. Younger generations are choosing to stay single longer, living solo or cohabitating. Some singles choose to raise children out of wedlock or simply focus on their own self-development and marry at a much later age, or not at all. National Singles Day… Read More »
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Perhaps Chelsea Handler says it best... <3 "Why not once and for all shed our Victorian social straitjackets and celebrate single and unattached women of the world, rather than wonder 'what the problem is'? It’s not just O.K. to be single for both men and women—it’s wonderful to be single, and society needs to embrace singlehood in all its splendiferous, solitary glory."
This is National Singles Day, signing off for Singles Week 2016. Have a great weekend, everybody! :) #readthis #getthescoop at Motto / TIME #happysinglesweek #savvysingles
Chelsea Handler: When You Meet a Single Woman, Congratulate Her
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'Being single is delightfully more than it’s cracked up to be'
4 days ago
How many single college students does it take to put into words what millions of singles twice their age (and then some) have been trying to say for generations? Answer: 1
Meet Hai Dang Vo, Vietnamese Psych major at University of Wisconsin and writer for The Muse (formerly The Odyssey), whose recent article, "Why I'm Single and Proud," deftly nails what it means to be, 1) single, but not ready to mingle, 2) busy, not waiting, and 3) committed, to loving who you are enough to be okay with your status in spite of society's negative stereotypes and pressure to couple up. #tellit #singlestories #singlelife #celebratesingles #singlesweek #savvysingles
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TRENDING: Millennials living on their own and choosing to do so in cities that offer more cultural activities and opportunities for home ownership, NOT greater numbers of singles bars or marriage prospects. In an about face from trends just a few decades ago, establishing a life, a career, a home – on their own – is as much or more of a priority to today's young professionals as looking for a lifetime mate.
Top-ranked cities for millennials living solo were: Richmond, Virginia, Columbus, Ohio, Kansas City, Missouri, Austin, Texas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Orleans, Louisiana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oklahoma City, OK, Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio.
Enlightening info from Zillow. And nice U.S. Census Bureau / Real Estate Market number-crunching, guys. :) #timesarechanging #millennials #trending #goingsolo #savvysingles #happysinglesweek
Ms. Independent: Top 10 Cities Where Millennials Are Living Alone - Zillow Porchlight
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The land of the free and the home(s) of the solo millennial.
6 days ago
National Singles Day shared their photo.
A little Mae West repost from the National Singles Day archives seemed appropriate for the middle of National Singles Week... :) #theresyouranswer #happysinglesweek #savvysingles
Happy weekend, everybody! :) #SinglesDayUSA
7 days ago
LOVE #8! :) Happy Singles Week, everybody!! And a big #shoutout to Sheena Sharma and Elite Daily for the fun post, "in honor of celebrating, not lamenting, your solo status this week." This is how we do it. #rockon #truth #savvysingles #celebrate #nationalsinglesweek #elitedaily #keepinitreal
8 Empowering Ways To Answer 'Why Are You Still Single?'
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Because it's Unmarried and Single Americans Week, ladies!
1 week ago
GOT FACTS? It's National Singles Week, a great time to brush up on a little singles math, gratis the U.S. Census Bureau. Did you know that 45% of U.S. residents 18 and over are unmarried or single? Singles maintain a whopping 47% of all U.S. households and are well-educated to boot – 87% have completed high school, 27% earning Bachelor's degrees or higher. Wow, with those kinds of stats, you could say singles hold up half our world! :) #truth #nationalsinglesweek #getthefacts #savvysingles
National Singles Day » U.S. Census Report – 2016
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1 week ago
Happy Singles Week!! Sept. 18-24, 2016 – Yes, this national week of recognition has been around since the 80's, observed during the third week of September. Never knew? Read all about it – the history and the reasons it's needed now more than ever – in this fact-filled PsychCentral.com article by esteemed singles' researcher and social scientist, Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
Since its inception in 2013, National Singles Day has worked to build awareness, share articles and statistics, and help generate the love and respect all unmarried and single people deserve. Starting in 2017, our annual day of recognition will move from its iconic January 11th (1.11) date to the last day of Singles Week. Now we have two more great reasons to love September! <3 #bettertogether #savvysingles #solidarity #singlesweek #singlesday
20 Reasons to Celebrate Unmarried and Single Americans Week
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The third full week of September, September 18-24, is National Singles Week (more formally known as Unmarried and Single Americans Week). In some ways, this has been a good year for insightful and enl...
1 week ago
The 2016 U.S. Census Bureau reports that single and unmarried Americans are an exceptionally bright bunch! No surprise to us... :) Click for more juicy tidbits from the data crunchers at .gov #smartstuff #goodtoknow #singlelife
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4 weeks ago
#Singleandlooking? Tim Urban of Wait But Why breaks down the irrational human habit of partnering up without a plan (aka the relationship trap)... and why being single, or staying single longer is such a very, very #smartidea.
"Society places a stigma on intelligently expanding our search for potential partners. When it comes to dating, society frowns upon thinking too much about it, instead opting for things like relying on fate, going with your gut, and hoping for the best. If a business owner took society’s dating advice for her business, she’d probably fail, and if she succeeded, it would be partially due to good luck — and that’s how society wants us to approach dating." Read on...
3 things to watch out for when you're trying to pick the right life partner.
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Aka how to avoid a frenzy of big decisions for bad reasons and messing up the most important decision of your life.
1 month ago
GENERATION GAP? The times they are a-changing. More young people, especially young women, are celebrating their single status rather than shrinking from it. Just listen to college student, Samantha Smith, posting about her single life on The Odyssey Online... #singlestories #goingsolo #doingyou
1 month ago
More Bella DePaulo-powered mainstream media recognition... this from Fox News. Science has been mis-representing singlehood from the start – we're here to help change all that! Happy to see more acknowledgement of singles and single lifestyles, along with scientific studies supporting the positive benefits – whether you're going solo "for now" or "forever." #singlelife #singleliving #savvysingles
Unseen singles: How science misrepresents the unmarried | Fox News
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DENVER — More than 100 million American adults are single, and science knows almost nothing about them, said one psychology researcher
2 months ago
Our favorite social psychologist and reigning expert on all things "single," Bella DePaulo, was invited to give an address at the American Psychological Association's 124th Annual Convention in Denver last week. She packed the house, standing room only! Here's a recap from the good folks at Upworthy.com.
You can also view and download Dr. DePaulo's full address here: www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/single-life.aspx
“What matters is not what everyone else is doing or what other people think we should be doing, but whether we can find the places, the spaces and the people that fit who we really are and allow us to live our best lives.” <3 ~Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
A psychologist reveals the benefits of being single that we've all accidentally ignored.
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There's a stigma around choosing to be single, but this psychologist thinks it's time for a new look.
2 months ago
Are you a #PANK? If so, then Happy Auntie's Day! :) "While parents are stretched to their limits, PANKs (Professional Aunt No Kids) are happy and able to offer support to the children in their lives in meaningful ways," says Melanie Notkin, who founded the holiday 8 years ago.
"The average PANK spends $387 on each child in her life, each year, while 76 percent spend over $500 on each niece or nephew. That money isn’t spent only on the latest cool toys or greatest travel adventures; 34 percent of these big-hearted aunts contribute financially to a child’s education. They are also supportive of the parents; 45 percent have given gifts to parents to help them provide for their children." Read on... #NewYorkPost #AuntiesDay #SavvyAunties #SavvySingles
2 months ago
Fresh off the Thought Catalog press – one woman's manifesto on living the single life. #BeYourself #ShareYourStory #SavvySingles #PSA
This Is How Being Single Really Feels
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More than anything else, being single is about being confident – confident to be able to stand on your own.
3 months ago
WHAT'S TRENDING? An emerging demographic of single women happily pursuing the solo life into their late 20's and mid-30's. Why? Because they can! We loved this Star Tribune article on The Pantagraph - check it out. Single may just be the new black! :) #goingsolo #savvysingles #singleladies
Going solo: More young women embrace single life
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Sarah Jacobson, 33, tried for years to find a partner so she wouldn't "die alone, my body devoured by my pet cat."
3 months ago
Real Time with Bill Maher talks to Rebecca Traister, author of "All The Single Ladies: Unmarried Women & The Rise of an Independent Nation" – a nation where single women are calling more and more of the shots, especially when it comes to elections. Sharpen your voting pencils, ladies!
Real Time with Bill Maher: Rebecca Traister Interview – June 17, 2016 (HBO)
Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: itsh.bo/10r5A1B Author Rebecca Traister joins Bill to discuss her book, "All the Single Ladies," and the increasin...
3 months ago
Happy Father's Day, everyone! And a special shout-out to all the single dads doing it on their own... you rock, gentlemen!
3 months ago
For all the single dad's out there... <3 A must-read list from The Huffington Post. #SingleDadLife #SavvySingles
3 months ago
We found this little tidbit inspiring... go, single ladies! Data source: The Voter Participation Center, Washington, D.C. #AllTheSingleLadies #SavvySingles #GetOutTheVote
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