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How to Start Over: When Partnership Is Not the Destination

How to Start Over: When Partnership Is Not the Destination

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Happily Ever After Starts With Singlehood

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In a society dominated by romantic couples, it can be hard to
accept your unpartnered state for what it is. But for the “single
at heart,” the desire for partnership is nonexistent—replaced with
a sense of self-sufficiency, satisfaction, and robust
friendships. In this episode of How to Start Over, we explore
misconceptions about singlehood and what explains a broad
perception of it as an unwelcome fate. We also talk about how
social and economic structures orient themselves around couples,
and discuss arguments for why stigmas against solo living and
single life are long overdue for a change. This episode was
produced by Rebecca Rashid and is hosted by Olga Khazan. Editing by
A.C. Valdez and Claudine Ebeid. Fact-check by Ena Alvarado.
Engineering by Matthew Simonson. Special thanks to managing editor
Andrea Valdez and Adrienne LaFrance, executive editor of The
Atlantic. Be part of How to Start Over. Write to us at
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subscriber. Music by FLYIN (“Being Nostalgic”), Timothy Infinite
(“Rapid Years”), and Matt Large ("Value Every Moment" “The Marathon
Will Continue [For Nipsey]”). Click here to listen to more
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