In a recent interview for British Vogue, the actress Emma Watson raised some eyebrows when she described herself as "self-partnered".
She is approaching 30, and according to Ms Watson - an activist and award-winning star of the Harry Potter movie franchise - it took much hard work to recognise that being single and without children doesn't signal failure. It just means that she is going on her journey of self-fulfilment and discovery alone. And that's okay.
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