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Bella DePaulo
Bella DePaulo is a social scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of
Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored
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Oana Coman-Sipeanu / Getty
Single People Aren’t to Blame for the Loneliness Epidemic
The data show that unmarried Americans, and those who live alone, often aren’t isolated at all.
Bella DePaulo
August 28, 2018