It’s #SinglesWeek! What’s one small thing about being single that you absolutely LOVE? The whole bed? Choosing the thermostat? Traveling on your own schedule? Dinner whenever you want it? 😄 Tell us your underrated pleasure of single life. #SinglesEquality
Big news for #SinglesWeek: California is moving to end the use of marital status in setting auto insurance rates. Should being married—or single—ever affect what you pay for car insurance? #SinglesEquality
Singles Equality invites you to join our "Singlehood Stigma" webinar on August 12 at 5:30 pm Eastern. The webinar will cover the ideas of singlism, matramania, and amatonormativity and how they impact the lives of singles. Register here for the Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...?
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Singles experience discrimination and unfair treatment in many aspects of their lives. Which topic is most important for singles advocacy? 💼Employer's HR Policies 🦽Healthcare & Long-term Care 💲Tax & Economic Policies ⛪️Religious Communities ✈️Solo Travel & Hospitality 🏠Housing Share your thoughts..
@singlesequality Board Chair Heather Steil had lunch with @BellaDePaulo in Santa Barbara. They discussed upcoming efforts to promote singlehood. Lots of exciting things coming up so stay tuned.
What can you do to prepare for Singles Empowerment Day tomorrow? Encourage your single friends to celebrate their singlehood on February 15th! Remind them that being single isn’t a waiting room — it’s a full, meaningful life worth celebrating right now.
Need some more ideas for celebrating Singles Empowerment Day on Sunday? Binge-watch movies that celebrate singlehood! 🎬 Try a Singles Empowerment marathon with: • The Devil Wears Prada • Eat Pray Love • How to Be Single • Legally Blonde • Wild • Someone Great • Under the Tuscan Sun
What can you do to celebrate Singles Empowerment Day this Sunday? Organize a get-together with your single friends! Because community, friendship, and living life on your own terms are always worth celebrating.
What can you do to celebrate Singles Empowerment Day on Sunday? Treat yourself to a nice solo dinner at your favorite restaurant! Did you know? Solo dining reservations and behavior have surged globally, with some reports showing 29% growth in recent years.
Single Community: What are you planning to do this Sunday (2/15) for Singles Empowerment Day? We want to hear your ideas!
This Valentine’s Day weekend, single adults won’t be staying home or feeling left out; they are going to museums, traveling and, of course, dining alone in restaurants. They will also be celebrating Singles Awareness Day on Feb. 15th!
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design their offerings year-round for couples.
theconversation.com
Single adults are thriving more than ever before, and they now account for 49% of the U.S. adult population, but there are still many inequities between married and unmarried adults when it comes to taxes, insurance, retirement and more.
Why So Many Single People Are Flourishing
Deficit narratives of single life obscure ways that single people are flourishing and fail to acknowledge systems of inequality that advantage couples and disadvantage singles.
psychologytoday.com
🏛️ Legal & Policy Inequities Facing Singles — What the Data (and Law) Reveal (part 3) As one summary puts it: “Singles can’t claim spousal or survivor Social Security benefits … and often must solely fund their retirement.” Phys.org
🏛️ In terms of retirement and inheritance, a married surviving spouse can often access survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). However, a single individual, even if in a long-term partnership, typically does not qualify. #SocialSecurity #Inheritance
🏛️Under current federal rules (e.g., estate/gift tax: unlimited transfers exempt between spouses), married couples get clear advantages. But singles — even those in committed relationships — do not get those exemptions when transferring money or assets. singlesequality.org
➡️ What this tells us: Singles are not a fringe minority or “niche” demographic anymore. They are nearly half of adult Americans — and a massive, growing segment of the population. This alone should command social, economic, and policy attention. #SinglesEquality #DemographicTruth
That share has grown enormously over time: in 1960, there were only 6.9 million single-person households; by 2022 it was 38.1 million — more than a fivefold increase. Today, more U.S. households are childless than the “traditional” married-with-kids household.
As of 2022, about 132.3 million Americans age 15 and over were unmarried (never-married, divorced, or widowed). That means nearly half of U.S. adults — about 49.3% — are unmarried.
What do you do when single adults, who represent 29% of all U.S. households, are not afforded the same benefits as married adults? You make a lot of noise! Join the Movement. End Singlism. #DemographicTruth #SinglesEquality
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Bella DePaulo@belladepaulo.bsky.social · 11mo agoDo you know about the Singles Bill of Rights? Christina Campbell discusses this important new development, and I discuss #SingleAtHeart on Peter McGraw’s SOLO podcast. petermcgraw.org/single-at-he...
