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Midlife Independence: Confident Women Embrace Singlehood

March 10, 2026
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Not settling, not marrying: The new reality for confident women in midlife

The problem isn’t the women. It’s the options. Too many men in this age bracket are carrying oversized baggage with their past spilling out of it, leaving a trail behind them.

The idea of ‘happily ever after’ is no longer tied to remaining married. Love isn’t guaranteed, and life-long love even less so.

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Shunali is the author of the bestselling books Love in the Time of Affluenza and Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother. She writes regularly for a host of publications including the Conde Nast Traveller, HT Brunch, Elle, Vogue, Mint Lounge and The Quint on travel, culture, modern Indian life and feminism. Shunali lives in Mumbai with her somewhat itinerant family and needy dogs.

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