Older Americans who live alone tend to fare worse than those who don’t live alone on a variety of measures – from emotional and physical wellbeing to material hardship to overall longevity. They also ...

For most of human history, coupling up was not merely a norm; it was a necessity. Before reliable contraception, women could not control their fertility, and most were far too poor to raise children ...

Living alone changes everything—quietly, subtly, and then all at once. Whether you’re doing it for the first time in your 20s or rediscovering independence later in life, solitude has a way of holding ...