The new single woman / E. Kay Trimberger.
Drawing on stories from diverse long-term single women, including herself, Trimberger explodes the idea that fulfillment comes only through coupling with a soul mate. Instead, she presents a new possibility for the 21st century: a woman who is content with her single life. This trailblazing woman is...
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Table of Contents:
- "We don't have to settle" : soul mates and singleness
- Sex and the single woman
- Crafting singular lives
- "Nobody's wife, nobody's mother, nobody's lover" : obstacles to building a satisfying single life
- Becoming a whole person in the world : autonomy as the result of long-term singleness
- "Will I end up as bag lady?" : childless single women
- Without a dad : single women as mothers
- The cultural divide and social continuum between single and married women
- Friendship networks as a source of community and care
- Challenging the soul mate ideal.