Books and Films about single women who are going to make it after all.

Lorna — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:39:26 -0800

Know any good books and films with happy single women living alone? I could use some positive reinforcement. I love living alone. I also love watching movies that feature other women who love to live alone (or at least are managing it successfully) If anyone remembers the t.v. series "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" or the movie "Ruby in Paradise", these are the sorts of things I'm looking for.

All suggestions are welcome whether in book, film, television or documentary form.

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orange swan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:36:30 -0800

Since I seem to be hurtling towards old maidhood, I’d like enjoy the ride as much as possible. It irritates me that single women are so often portrayed as sadsacks just marking time until they can get married, or as being eaten up with bitterness and neuroses because they never found a man. So, I’m looking for positive role models and inspiration. What examples of fabulous freewheeling women can you think of in fiction, movies and real life? I’m looking for examples of completely non-pitiable women who spent most if not all of their adult lives living alone and who were so busy living and enjoying their lives that they forgot to notice that they forgot to get married. Kate Hepburn and Gloria Steinem would be examples of the kind of woman I’m looking for – they did both get married, but only for a couple of years each. The definining characteristic of these bachelorettes, of course, is not they eschew men completely, but that they are contented and even flourishing without any long-lasting relationship to one.

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Books and Films about single women who are going to make it after all.

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