Ms. Hitchcock writes a newsletter about dining out in New York. I eat alone at restaurants — and I do it a lot. This usually seems to make people around me uncomfortable. Recently, I went to a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Her first book after earning her Ph.D., “Alone in a Crowd” drew on Schroedel’s own ...

Bella DePaulo, a 71-year-old author and social psychologist, has lived alone her entire adult life. As the author of books like “Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single ...

Violence against women is a critical issue around the world, and it's a sad reality that we have to take extra measures to keep ourselves safe, even in the comfort of our own homes. Anchiy / Getty ...