Women have certainly come a long way — no longer feeling the need to put a ring on it due to social or cultural pressures.

It turns out, US women are ditching the traditional idea of marriage — and instead choosing to live their best single lives.

A 2023 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed that nearly 50% of women in the United States do not consider marriage as a crucial aspect of leading a fulfilling life, as highlighted in a report by the Wall Street Journal.

The desire for romantic relationships among women is notably decreasing. In a 2022 Pew survey, it was found that only 34% of single women were actively seeking a serious romantic partner, a significant drop from 38% reported in a similar survey conducted in 2019.

An analysis of census data by the Aspen Economic Strategy Group indicated that close to 54% of women aged 18-40 identified themselves as single.

Once upon a time, women would hide their singleness, ashamed to not be settled down with kids by a certain age — but nowadays, women are celebrating it and even openly talking about it on social media.

“I don’t think we give enough credit to single women who love being single because there’s still the whole childless cat lady troupe out there,” content creator Anne Kai said in a podcast clip posted to TikTok.

“You can enjoy life alone, you don’t need somebody to bear witness to your joy to make it exist.”

The hundreds of comments on the video prove this phenomenon to be true.

One commenter wrote: “Literally love being single. I move on my terms and no one else’s.”

“I’m afraid I like being single too much now,” chimed in another person.

“I love being single, I’ve learned so much being by myself,” a commenter agreed.

“There’s been a simple but profound shift in the dating space: Women are realizing that protecting their peace is their number one priority,” dating and relationship expert Danielle Szetela told the Daily Mail.

In a viral video showing 103-year-old Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving park ranger, being interviewed for a supposed documentary, when asked what advice she would give her younger self — Soskin replied, saying “to never marry.”

“I think that I could have done all the things that I have done without a man.”

As expected, many women took to the comment section to admire Soskin’s candidness — and share their own story of either getting divorced or choosing to never marry.

“When I got divorced, my life began,” one comment read.

45, single and childfree. I treasure this,” someone else said.