Abstract
Many heterosexual women are satisfied being single while at the same time also aware of the drawbacks. They tend, though, to express only one side of their ambivalence, saying they love or hate being single. Society has its own ambivalence about singles, demonstrated through language, verbal messages, lack of rituals and institutional support. A partial remedy for the societal and personal ambivalence about singles is a life stage model that has two equally viable paths through adulthood-marriedhood and singlehood. A clinical example demonstrates interventions incorporating validation, questioning who has the problem, and consideration of other meanings for depression.
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