Mormon singles
If Mormons could just hang out in the church building
By Jana Riess — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — LDS leaders want members to view the church building as a genuine 'third place' in their lives. But it's hard for the church to surrender control and let organic community activities develop outside the chain of command.
Finally! Single Mormons have new opportunities, greater respect
By Jana Riess — April 30, 2021
(RNS) — New leadership policies and a general shift in attitude could help invigorate single members, who have low activity rates in the LDS church.
In praise of single Mormons
By Jana Riess — October 10, 2018
Dallin Oaks wants young adult Mormons to hurry up and get married. But I think many single Millennials are delaying marriage for excellent reasons.
7 dating tips for Mormon women, helpfully mansplained for you
By Jana Riess — September 30, 2016
Single Mormon women: You've been hijacked by dangerous feminist ideologies that prevent you from recognizing that you can never be happy without a man. Any man. So sisters, get with the program.
Who is leaving the LDS Church?
By Jana Riess — July 23, 2016
Singles, young adults, and men (especially those who did not serve a mission) seem to be among the most likely demographics of people who leave the LDS Church. But "The Next Mormons" research can find out a good deal more that we don't yet know.
Mormon single woman’s loves, losses & laughter chronicled in new memoir
By Jana Riess — October 13, 2015
If you grew up thinking that by your 40s you'd be a Mormon mom with a brood of kids and a minivan, what happens when Mr. Right never shows up? In a funny new memoir, Julie Rowse explores the ups and downs of Mormon single life.
Are single Mormon women “screwed”?
By Jana Riess — September 3, 2015
New statistics suggest that there are 150 single Mormon women for every 100 single Mormon men. So are single Mormon women "screwed"? Answer: only if other people keep telling them they are.
Do Mormons worship the family?
By Jana Riess — August 28, 2015
"Mormons need to stop acting as if family is the only way to God," says guest blogger Mette Harrison. And if we're going to defend the family, we need to defend *all* kinds of families.
Journalist praises Mormon singles wards: “We are going to treat you like grownups”
By Jana Riess — July 18, 2014
Naomi Schaefer Riley heralds the Mormon singles ward for giving young adults actual responsibilities, but says that patterns of later marriage may add to defections from the Church.
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