In 1950, singles were just 22 percent of the adult population. Now, they’ve taken over. More than half of American adults are single, and that may have some surprising benefits — from the way people join civic groups and socialize to how they take part in the lives of their hometowns.
We’ve all heard of speed-dating; that modern mating ritual in which singles are given a minute or two to impress a potential date before moving aside so the next candidate to make his or her pitch. But speed-dating methods aren’t just for dating anymore. Recruiters from a few companies are now enlisting the tactics of […]