When I was growing up, Old Maid was a card game that, along with Go Fish and Gin Rummy, occupied us kids on rainy days. It was also a derogatory term, not to be spoken in front of Aunt Betty, my ...

Did you play card games as a child? If so, you probably played a version of Old Maid . The term "old maid" is English and means an unmarried childless woman or spinster. Used as early as 1761 for the ...

In an interview with Vogue in 2019, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead of calling herself single, however, she used the word “self-partnered.” I’ve studied ...

Twenty-five years ago when Mary Grace Crowley-Koch was playing the "Old Maid" card game with her young daughter, it dawned on her what a terrible message the popular game sent to young girls ...

In a recent interview, was Emma Watson embarrassed to admit she was single? Tinseltown/Shutterstock.com In an interview with Vogue in 2019, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single ...

The origins of the card game Old Maid trace back to the 17th century, with players trying to form pairs out of all of their cards until someone—the loser—is left with the lonely, unmatched, single old ...

"Quaint stone cottage for rent, perfect for a family.Get away from it all!" It was the last sentence that had caught her eye. Get away from it all. It had seemed so... hopeful. They couldn't afford a ...