Monthly Archives: September 2008

Singles Week 2008 – Day 5

Tired of stats? Yeah, me, too. So let’s take a look at one of the articles I mentioned in the Day 2 post: Marriage: the good, the bad, and the greedy by Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian. The main hypothesis … Continue reading

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America’s Elephant in the Room

From the Regressive Antidote comes an interesting article. I mean, seriously, people. Now that Wall Street has imploded, potentially taking down with it the entire global economy in a fun reprise of the 1930s, what more could possibly be necessary … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 4

Oh, oh, I started a trend – posting to the blog something related to singles for every day of singles week – and I am running out of time because I have other things going on. Well, here are a … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 3

Here are some statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on singles: In 2006, 92 million Americans 18 and older were unmarried. This group comprised 42% of all U.S. residents 18 and older. 54% of unmarried Americans 18 and older are … Continue reading

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Singles Week 2008 – Day 2

I don’t have a lot of time tonight, so I’ll point you to a great list of 14 reasons for having a Singles Week. Some articles I want to explore further (from #8): “Marriage: the good, the bad, and the … Continue reading

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Overcoming Singlism

It’s National Singles Week and as promised, I would like to celebrate it by writing up my notes from my interview prep. Beth Hughes, the SF Chronicle reporter, had asked me to talk about overcoming singlism (I know, that’s not … Continue reading

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