1. Cumulative Disadvantage and Single-Parent Poverty • Roxana-Diana Burciu , Center for Demographic Studies; Zachary Parolin, Oxford University.

2. Mapping Singlehood across the Life Course: A Longitudinal Comparison of Germany and the UK • Elke Claessens , University of Antwerp; Dimitri Mortelmans, Universiteit Antwerpen.

3. Are First Co-Residential Partnerships Changing across Europe? • Bernice Kuang, University of Southampton; Brienna Perelli-Harris , University of Southampton; Ann Berrington, University of Southampton.

4. Trajectories of Self-Esteem in Never-Partnered Adolescents and Young Adults: Links to Patterns of Friendship Satisfaction and Satisfaction with Singlehood • Ilayda Özoruç , Tilburg University; Jeroen Vermunt, Tilburg University; Manon van Scheppingen, Tilburg University.

5. Family Trajectories and Loneliness in Later Life in the UK • Elisa Tambellini , Vaestoliitto; Maria Sironi, University of Padova; Bruno Arpino, Università Di Padova.