Single in Your 60s

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Bella DePaulo

Research and writing on single life, including people who choose to stay single and live full lives on their own terms.

Social psychologist (PhD, Harvard); academic affiliate, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara · credential source

Profiles last checked October 1, 2026

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Marisa G. Franco

Friendship, loneliness and belonging, and how adults make and keep close friends.

Licensed counseling psychologist; PhD in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, where she teaches · credential source

Profiles last checked October 1, 2026

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Pepper Schwartz

Research and writing on love, sex and relationships, including dating and partnership later in life.

Sociologist (PhD, Yale); Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of Washington · credential source

Profiles last checked October 1, 2026

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