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Last week I read this column by Amy Keyishian, a married freelancer living in San Francisco with her unemployed husband and two kids. Unable to find full-time work, the couple has been struggling since 2008 to make ends meet.

‘I don’t have time for a relationship. I need to focus on my career.’ It’s a phrase many women have uttered after a painful breakup, a foul first date, or simply when asked by the 115th time by her mother, grandmother and married friends why she’s still on her own.

Eric Klinenberg, an NYU sociologist, is the author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone. Here, he explains why women are better at living alone than men, the social pressures to shack up, and why everyone should live alone at some point in their lives.

When you're single, dating can be extremely fun and elating - but it can also be a bit of a downer. Here, Kimberly Moffit, Relationship Insider for Match.com, explains why Canadians like to prepare a dating exit strategy when dating and how to have a happier dating life.

Ladies, the holidays are closing in on us, and it can be a uniquely difficult time for singles.