Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, as I was out of town covering ...

Women who choose to be alone are given a narrative of being “weird” or “crazy.” Staff writers Grace and Jordan argue ...

Having seen both grandmothers and her mother face their final years alone, the fiftysomething author contemplates ...

A mother and her son were found guilty after a 73-year-old woman died after being attacked by their dogs last year.

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

For almost three decades, Bridget Jones has been the poster girl of the 'sad, lonely singleton' looking for love. Defined by ...

Many women find themselves in unions that no longer bring joy, yet they choose to stay. Let's explore 15 practical, albeit ...

I was just nine years old when the first Bridget Jones movie came out, but, having two older sisters and a mum with a ...

They just need some joy brought to their lives, a young Evan Sykes thought as he left a local nursing home after visiting his ...

The ageist and sexist trope of the cougar, milf, or Mrs. Robinson—a desperate older woman pursuing a relationship with a ...

Solitude is transforming American society. Whether it’s a desire to be alone or involuntary loneliness, people are spending ...