November 11th every year in many Asian countries, especially China, is often called Singles’ Day – a day dedicated to those who have not found their other half. On this day, many brands often choose to discount with the joke that single people need to comfort their souls.
However, is it true that being single is pitiful at the present time?
Recently, Vogue quoted Emma Watson’s latest interview. It is known that this interview will be published in full next December.
Just a few hours after the article was shared, the keyword #Self-Partnered quickly appeared on Twitter. In her interview, Emma Watson said: “I never believed in the saying ‘I’m happily single’. It took me a long time to get used to it, but I’m very happy [being single]. I call it being friends with myself.”
Emma Watson’s point of view quickly became a topic of discussion among many famous writers.
The British newspaper The Guardian also had a fairly long article analyzing the story of being single and the current lifestyle of many artists. The world of many children begins with fairy tales, in which we are all told that the prince will meet the princess and they will live happily ever after. And in fairy tales, only witches or bad guys will live alone forever.
But is love the only path to happiness? Emma Watson told Vogue that she was stressed and anxious about turning 30 without being married and having children, but now she’s truly happy. And she calls it “being friends with yourself.”
Recently, Selena Gomez, when releasing 2 MVs Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now, talked about the joy she has as a single woman. On Twitter, singer Ariana Grande called her single time after breaking up with Pete Davidson the wonderful days.
In fact, there are a lot of negative stereotypes about single women. However, look at how Jennifer Aniston has been single for so many years. She has appeared on the cover many times without any man by her side. The fact is that she is still beautiful, successful and has an amazing life. Jennifer Aniston never needs anyone’s pity.
Here’s an excerpt from Emma Watson’s Vogue interview:
Emma Watson’s path to becoming one of the most famous women in the world is nothing short of a fairy tale. At age nine, she was chosen from a long line of potential suitors to play a life-changing role. Twenty years later, the young star is one of the world’s highest-paid actresses and most celebrated activists.
This Christmas, Watson returns to the big screen as Margaret “Meg” March in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
The project is a perfect fit for Emma because it combines her greatest loves: literature, film, and the female experience. “For Meg, the way to be a feminist is to make your own decisions – and that’s really what feminism is all about,” Watson says.
“She chose to be a full-time wife and mother. For Jo [Saoirse Ronan], marriage was like a life sentence. But Meg said: ‘I love him [John Brooke, played by James Norton], I’m really happy and that’s what I want. Just because my dream is different doesn’t mean it’s not important.'”
The question is: What is Emma Watson’s dream? Watson will turn 30 in April.
She described her 2019 as “difficult” because she “had an idea” of what her life would be like at that age.
“I just thought, ‘Why is everyone making such a big deal about turning 30?’ It’s not a big deal.” “At 29, I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m so stressed and anxious.’ I suddenly realized that things were rushing around me. If you haven’t bought a house, you haven’t gotten married, you haven’t had kids, you’re past 30 and you don’t have a secure, stable position in your career, or you’re still just starting out,… Those are really terrible insecurities.”
“I never believed in the saying, ‘I’m happily single.’ It took me a long time to get used to it, but I’m very happy [being single]. I call it being your friend.”