What it’s Like to Still Be Single at Age 66

I am not the plus one. I’m the only one.

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(Originally published at The Ethel/AARP)

A holiday that speaks directly to me is National Singles Day, on Sept. 22. At 66, without an ex-husband, or even a deceased one to memorialize, I’ve flown through life solo. With two brothers and their combined five marriages, resulting in 19 offspring, I often envied their lives.