I am not single.
“Stop Telling Single People to get Married”
TEDxBoulder 2024
Chaos & Order
Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own
Breaking the rules in a world built for two.
“Solos see themselves as complete—as a whole person.”
The single person’s guide to a remarkable life
Recent Podcast Episodes
What happens when two charismatic creatives—and close friends—sit down with Peter McGraw to talk about friendship, love, and the Solo movement? This intimate, funny,...
What happens when two charismatic creatives—and close friends—sit down with Peter McGraw to talk about friendship, love, and the Solo movement? This intimate, funny,...
Why are unmarried patients less likely to receive life-saving medical treatments? Peter McGraw talks to professor and author Joan DelFattore about how America’s healthcare...
Why are unmarried patients less likely to receive life-saving medical treatments? Peter McGraw talks to professor and author Joan DelFattore about how America’s healthcare...
Whether you call it a Third Act, third season, or second life, one thing’s clear: middle-age and beyond isn’t the end. It’s a redesign....
Whether you call it a Third Act, third season, or second life, one thing’s clear: middle-age and beyond isn’t the end. It’s a redesign....
As a lifelong bachelor and behavioral economist who walked away from the partnered path, I created Solo—a movement, a manifesto, and a podcast for people who see themselves as whole—single or not.
I host the invitation-only Solo Salon, produce the Solo podcast, and recently published Solo – Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own, a guide for living unpartnered and unapologetically.
Before the Solo movement, I spent years chasing laughter to its source (and trying to create it as a comedian). I founded the Humor Research Lab (HuRL), co-authored the global dive The Humor Code, and wrote Shtick to Business—a field guide to breaking rules and building serious careers from punchlines.
When I’m not teaching behavioral economics and marketing at the University of Colorado Boulder—or advising bold companies and curious humans—you’ll find me hitting the heavy bag, flâneuring through foreign cities, or traveling in my mind as a psychonaut.
I’ll never marry—but I’ve made a lifelong commitment to helping others live boldly, freely, and remarkably.
Onwards!
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