All rights reserved. Single People More and more, America is being populated by people who either do not want to get married and start a family-oriented household, who cannot afford to marry, who defer marriage into their thirties or later in order to concentrate on their careers, or who are divorced.
Singles meet each other in singles bars or vacation at singles resorts.
The use of personal advertisements for singles became quite respectable in the 1970s and 80s, and enjoyed a major boom with the coming of electronic matchmaking on the World Wide Web. There are even apartment complexes that cater to the needs of singles rather than families. Chapter Home Life in the USA Home Page . You'll be able to access all 18 topic areas of this site. Also you'll find a link to the guestbook.