singledom — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state or sphere of those who are single (unmarried or unattached).

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   singlehoodsingleness

   Examples

   (A ministorage center in Manhattan has even run ads suggesting that it is the best repository for the spoils of singledom.)

   More examples (1)

   But part of me was still glad to see this undoubtedly superficial take. As a society, we barely discuss the realities and implications of singledom. In pop culture singledom is almost invariably represented as an easily fixed unhappy state, a step along the way to getting happily hitched.