nonpartnered
Flying solo romantically
Nonpartnered describes someone who is not in a romantic relationship or domestic partnership.
The term appears in social research, legal contexts, and dating discussions: The study compared partnered and nonpartnered adults over age fifty.
It's more neutral than "single," which can carry connotations of availability or incompleteness.
Self-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- empoweredGiven power to act
- liberatedReleased from confinement
free-spirited · self-directed · self-supporting · self-determined · uncoupled · unmarried · unattached · single
One in number
widowed · available · eligible · unattached · uncommitted · unclaimed · free · celibate
Without others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- soloPerformance by one
- solitudeState of being alone
reclusive · hermit · withdrawn · introverted · secluded · unescorted · stag · dateless
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- empoweredGiven power to act
liberated · free-spirited · self-directed · self-supporting · self-determined · uncoupled · unmarried · unattached · single · solo
single
One in number
separated · widowed · available · eligible · unattached · uncommitted · unclaimed · free · celibate · spinster
alone
Without others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- soloPerformance by one
solitude · reclusive · hermit · withdrawn · introverted · secluded · unescorted · stag · dateless · companionless
lonely
Wanting companionship
disconnected · yearning · melancholy · wistful · desolate · abandoned · estranged · alienated · detached · forsaken
partner, partners, partnered, partnering, partnership, partnerships, part, parts, parted