Single life is often characterized as a lesser life as if it is something we poor single people have to “come to terms with,” as if it were a deadly disease. As if no one would choose to be single and to stay single.

All that is so last century. As I learned in my research for Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life, for many people, a single life is one of potential. It is a psychologically rich life, full of interesting and unique experiences. For people such as the single at heart who embrace their single lives, a single life is a door that opens to a world of possibilities.

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