I'm 70, have always been single and don't want a relationship. I'm in full control of my life because it isn't centered around a romantic partner.

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Bella DePaulo loves the everyday freedom of being single.

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I didn't take my husband's last name, and people are surprisingly judgmental. They ask what he thinks about it.

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Patricia Garrison didn't take her husband's last name when she got married.

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My husband and I keep our finances separate and believe it's one of the reasons our marriage has stayed strong over the years

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Jen Glantz and her husband keep their finances separate.

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When the wage gap between me and my husband grew, I quit my job to work part-time. I realized my non-monetary contributions have value, too.

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Amanda Garland started to feel insecure about what she was bringing to her marriage when her husband accepted a job with a significant pay increase.

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My husband and I were in a throuple with someone 16 years younger. Dating someone with such a big age gap caused issues.

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The author, right, and her husband, left, entered a throuple together.

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My husband and I first met in preschool. We lost touch for a while, but we've now been married for 15 years.

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My husband and I have been married for 15 years. We met in preschool.

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My husband and I try to spend as much time apart as possible. It makes us stronger.

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The author, left, tries to spend time away from her husband, right.

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Rob Lowe, who's been married for 33 years, said going to couples therapy should be no different than going to a personal trainer

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Rob Lowe and his wife.
Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, married in 1991 and have two sons.

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I refuse to marry my long-term partner. A divorce taught me marriage is nothing more than a business transaction.

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Jeannie Assimos has been married once but won't marry again.

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What your birth order might say about who you date

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