In this week’s episode, I’m welcoming the brilliant Peter McGraw back to the podcast! Dr. Peter McGraw is a behavioural economist, business school professor, and bachelor who is turning his attention to the opportunities and challenges of single living. His projects include hosting the podcast, ’Solo: Building A Remarkable Life Of Your Own’, The Solo Salon, and Single Insights: The Science of Solos. As the Director of The Humor Research Lab, Peter has authored ’Shtick to Business’ and co-authored ‘The Humor Code’. A professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, he is a sought-after speaker, giving talks at organisations, conferences, and universities around the world. Topics that Peter & I cover are:  the opportunities that come about when you step off the ‘relationship escalator’;how Peter's new book is a celebration of the opportunities that come from singlehood, and how to live a remarkable life;the difference between solos and singles;the three main characteristics of a solo, how Peter has always been an unconventional thinker, one of the characteristics of a solo;the concept of the ‘someday singles’ who feel incomplete without a partner, and are waiting for their ‘ride or die’;how Scandinavian countries have the highest numbers of people living alone;how women in some counties and cultures are still fighting to be free of the patriarchy;how the best places to live in the world are also the ones with the highest number of singles;the fact that solos are often more socially connected than their married counterparts;the ‘just may’, ‘no way’ and ‘new way’ solos;how Peter believes that he is the man he is in large  part due to his friendships;how being single has allowed him to work on becoming the best version of himself;why Peter thinks Taylor Swift is a solo at heart, as well as the ultimate spinster! Read Peter’s article about Taylor Swift: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/if-you-desperately-want-taylor-swift-to-marry-travis-kelce-this-is-for-you_uk_6582f193e4b085747d67e6c7  Follow Peter on Instagram: @petermcgraw Follow Peter on Twitter: @PeterMcGraw Buy Peter’s book (US): https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861  Buy Peter’s book (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861  Support the show Book a FREE 30 minute coaching 'taster' session HERE: https://calendly.com/lucymeggeson/30minute Fancy getting your hands on my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Head over to: www.lucymeggeson.com Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: @spinsterhoodreimagined Follow me on Twitter: @LucyMeggeson Follow me on LinkedIn: Lucy Meggeson Email me: [email protected] And thank you so much for listening!!!