self-partnered
Choosing oneself alone
Self-partnered is a reframing of being single that emphasizes contentment and self-sufficiency rather than lack of a romantic partner.
The term gained attention when actress Emma Watson used it in 2019 to describe her relationship status: I'm very happy being self-partnered.
It suggests choosing oneself as a partner rather than waiting for someone else.
Changing interpretive context
- destigmatizingRemoving negative social perception
- modernOf recent times
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- choiceAct of selecting
terminology · movement · trend · neologism · euphemism · label · redefinition · singlehood
Complete, undivided state
- completenessState of being whole
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
autonomy · agency · liberation · independence · boundaries · thriving · flourishing · empowered
One in number
- soloPerformance by one
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- unattachedNot joined or connected
- independentFree from external control
autonomous · bachelor · bachelorette · uncoupled · partnerless · celibate · unwed · alone
Pursuing romantic connections
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
intentional · deliberate · unhurried · discerning · choosy · patient · situationship · entanglement
reframing
Changing interpretive context
- destigmatizingRemoving negative social perception
- modernOf recent times
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
choice · terminology · movement · trend · neologism · euphemism · label · redefinition · singlehood · reclaiming
wholeness
Complete, undivided state
- completenessState of being whole
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
confidence · autonomy · agency · liberation · independence · boundaries · thriving · flourishing · empowered · growth
single
One in number
- soloPerformance by one
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- unattachedNot joined or connected
independent · autonomous · bachelor · bachelorette · uncoupled · partnerless · celibate · unwed · alone · solitary
dating
Pursuing romantic connections
standards · intentional · deliberate · unhurried · discerning · choosy · patient · situationship · entanglement · casual
self-partneredpartnered
Joined with another
married · coupled · in a relationship · engaged · taken
self-partneredlonely
Wanting companionship
seeking · desperate · incomplete · pining · lovelorn
self, partner, partnered, selves, selfish, selfless, selfhood, selfishly, selfishness