Contents (top to bottom)

• The true cost of being single

• The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it

• The Singles Tax Report: How much more are single people paying to live in the UK?

• Why being single costs thousands more each year - and how it affects all of us

About Loneliness

• Facts and statistics about loneliness - The Campaign to End Loneliness

• About loneliness - Mind UK

Support for Loneliness

• Support for Loneliness - Marmalade Trust

• Get help with loneliness - Red Cross

• How to Manage Loneliness - Mind UK

• Tips if you're feeling lonely - Samaritans

• 15 things to do if you're feeling lonely - Mental Health Foundation

Loneliness in Older People

• Loneliness in over 75s - Reengage charity

• Loneliness - advice from Age UK

Books on Loneliness

• A list of books about loneliness - Marmalade Trust

• Gingerbread - charity for single parents

• NHS advice for single parents

• Single Parents Support and Advice Services - National Centre for Domestic Violence

• Combating loneliness: finding a community of single parents - Family Action UK

• Loneliness amongst unpaid carers: Anne's story - Age Scotland

• Caring Alone: Support When You Have a Small Family or Few Friends Nearby

• Carer loneliness | How to cope - Homecare.co.uk

• The Carer's Network UK

• Standalone - charity supporting people that are estranged from family or children

Aging Alone - Advice and Support in UK

• How to Adjust to Living Alone - Age UK

• Independence in Old Age - Living Alone Tips

• Looking After Yourself if you Live Alone - Marie Curie

• Financial support for older people - Independent Age

• Organisation dedicated to helping people live independently in old age

• Ageing Without Children: How to Plan for the Future

• 5 reasons why the single life can be even better with age

Aging Alone - non UK

• Navigating Life as a Solo Ager: What You Need to Know - Talkspace.com (in US)

• Do You Worry About Growing Older Alone? Here’s What to Do About it!

Loneliness in Old Age - see Loneliness Section

Podcasts on Growing Old Alone

• A podcast series on aging, retiring, and dying solo

Videos on Growing Old Alone

• Things They Don’t Tell You About Living Alone as an Older Person

• 10 Things I’ve Learned From Living Alone in Old Age With No Friends, Family, or Care

• 8 Ways Aging Alone Doesn't Have to Mean Aging Lonely

Books on Growing Old Alone

• Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? - Joy Loverde

• Retiring Solo: Plan to Be Happy, Healthy and Independent in the Years Ahead

• Aging Solo: A Single Woman’s Guide To Creating A Confident Future - Ellen Dawson

• Solo Aging: Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Dying?

• How to Die Alone Death-Planning for Solo-Travelers

• Video: How to Plan for the End if You’re Aging Alone (10 Practical Steps)

• Video: The Truth About Dying Alone

Celebrating and Making the Most of Being Single

• Singlehood can be an opportunity for personal growth

• Practical information and lifestyle inspiration for single people in the UK

• Book: The Unexpected Joy of being Single by Catherine Gray

• Book: How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't by Lane Moore

• Book: Alonement: How to be Alone and Absolutely Own It by Francesca Specter

• Book: Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own by Kate Bolick

• Video: You Need to be Single: Here's Why.

• Video: 9 Habits to Flourish When You Live Solo

Podcasts on Celebrating and Making the Most of Being Single

• Well Enough Alone – A Guide To Thriving Solo - Jill Stark

• Podcast and Book: Party of One: Finding Joy in Your Own Company | Meghan Keane

• The Single Person’s Guide to a Remarkable Life - Dr. Peter McGraw

Choosing to be Single

• Resources for People Who Like Being Single

• Video: Why People Are Happily Choosing to Be Single for Life - Dr, Bella Di Paulo

• Book: Single On Purpose: Redefine Everything. Find Yourself First by John Kim

• Book: Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom and Joy of Single Life by Dr. Bella Di Paulo

• 6 Ways to Feel Better About Being Single

• Tired of Being Single: Focusing On Mental Health

• Video: How Not to Feel Too Bad About Being Single

• Book: Choose Your Self: How to Embrace Being Single, Heal Core Wounds, and Build a Life You Love by Megan Sherer

• Video: Become OK with being alone | Being Single as a PhD Student

• Video: Why Being Single is Better Than You Think

• 'Single shaming': Why people jump to judge the un-partnered - BBC

• The Stigma of Singlehood: Why Society Needs to Rethink Its Obsession with Coupledom - Thrive Global

• Singlism: It’s Complicated - Curve blog

• Singlehood: towards a more inclusive and autonomous politics - ECPR blog

• Are single people a stigmatized ‘group’? Evidence from examinations of social identity, entitativity, and perceived responsibility - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

• Are single people discriminated against? Many say yes - YouGov poll in the US

• Singled out: discrimination for living alone - Law Society of Scotland

• Discrimination Against Singles We should be aware of singlism, act against it, and support those suffering - Psychology Today

• Bella de Paulo - Social Scientist who has conducted extensive research into singlehood

• Coping or Thriving? Reviewing Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Societal Factors Associated With Well-Being in Singlehood From a Within-Group Perspective

• Unsupported and Stigmatized? The Association Between Relationship Status and Well-Being Is Mediated by Social Support and Social Discrimination

• Direct and Indirect Effects of Young Adults’ Relationship Status on Life Satisfaction through Loneliness and Perceived Social Support

• The Rise of Singlehood is Reshaping the World - The Economist

• Singlehood is Becoming a Social Category Not Just a Status - Psychology Today

• ONS statistics indicate an increase in singlehood in the UK

• Study Predicts 45% of Women Will Be Single by 2030 - Medium

• Is Rising Singlehood the End of Romance, or the End of the Relationship Norm?

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