Spinster, old maid or self-partnered why words for single women have changed through time

By Amy Froide
January 18 2020 - 12:00am

In a recent interview with Vogue, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead of calling herself single, however, she used the word "self-partnered".

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