I've been having conversations with other women, lately, about what it means to be single in 2012.
In some ways, it doesn't seem to matter how old you are, or what you've accomplished in your life so far; the social expectation that we should be partnered up are still very powerful.
That sounds kind of cold... it's not just social expectations, of course. We also want a companion, a person to share experiences with, someone to love and be loved by.
But what does it mean when this is not available? When we lose a partner, through illness, or divorce, or by choice because its not working out...
Does it say something about a woman, if she is not partnered? and is it more difficult to find a partner, in 2012?
This article, in the November issue of The Atlantic, discusses the single woman with these questions in mind.
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