To kick off the National Unmarried and Single Americans Week, the SF Chronicle published an article bringing together researchers and activists to talk about rights for singles and unmarried people. Bella DePaulo and Nancy Polikoff speak to their research findings from the social psychological and legal backgrounds. Nicky Grist and I talk about the activism. Well, I am just presented as the happy single who is a great example of their findings.

One of them is Rachel, a San Francisco risk consultant and bank analyst. The mother of a 17-year-old son, she was married from 1988 to 1992. After a few relationships that caused more pain than joy, she chose to be single and to blog about her marital status. “It doesn’t say anything about me, my personality or my worth other than that I’m single.”

She laughs at the idea that she’s unhappy or incomplete or immature because of her marital status. “I don’t think so.”

The interview went well beyond that, I swear! I will turn my interview prep notes into a blog post soon…

In any case, I feel honored to be included in an article with three of the greats in the singles & unmarried people movement!