"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice ...

WINCHESTER, Va. — It's 6 a.m. and still dark outside. But Adrienne Rumley's two-bedroom apartment is alive with kinetic energy. A 4-month-old kitten darts around. A big dog patters back and forth.

As we step into our 50s, many of us start to reassess how we want to live our lives. It’s a pivotal time when we realize that life isn’t just about the grand gestures; sometimes, it’s about the little ...

Recent reports and surveys are showing that for a growing number of women who are not married prefer to stay single over getting married. So do you want to get married? I mean (laughter), I'm not ...

Before 1974, women couldn’t secure a mortgage without a male co-signer. Single women accounted for 20% of all homebuyers nationally in 2024; single men accounted for 11%. Bria Myers, 27, described her ...

OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...

At 71, Carlton Thomas is still single — and still writing his own script. He remembers the moment it hit him. He was alone in his home in Ringgold, trying to line up the charging paddle for the spinal ...

Dating is a hot topic among single women over 50. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. After all, most of us crave companionship. I asked women to contact me if they were willing to talk about the ...

For years, millennials have been the demographic that advertisers and brands have been salivating over – including within the travel industry. And for good reason. They constitute the largest ...

Traveling alone can be intimidating, especially if you’ve reached your 50s and have never traveled alone. I took my first solo trip when I was 35, fell in love with travel, and never looked back.