As more and more people are choosing to be single – and I do believe it is a choice, the film allows single women (and men) to “think out loud” about this growing global lifestyle. Marriage is no longer the default state of adulthood. Let’s celebrate the film and her new book for recognizing a new definition of “The One” – our singular self!

I am a single man and would love to see the media portray single women as successful and independent. It doesn’t bother me that a woman does not have a boyfriend or a husband. I see too many women give up their hopes and dreams to find Mr. Right, only to be unhappy the rest of their lives, because of the dreaded words of sacrifice and compromise.

There are marriages that are fine, but even showing positive examples of marriage is a form of pressure on single women. It’s like saying, “so and so has been happily married for 40 years, here’s what you have to live up to…”