Navigating single life in your 20s and 30s can sometimes feel like there is a ticking clock above you at all times. The “have you met someone yet” question at family functions becomes more frequently asked and the word “marriage” becomes an idea you roll your eyes at. Especially with those who are post-break up from the-one-your-parents-swore-you-would-marry, single life during the stereotypical “marriage years” can be daunting. But, one reality star and podcast host has a new outlook on single life during those young adult years.
On Dec. 30, Paige DeSorbo, a cast member on Bravo’s “Summer House” and cohost of the podcast “Giggly Squad,” announced her breakup with fellow reality TV star, Craig Conover, on her podcast.
I have so much love and respect for Craig. I think he is one of the best people I’ve ever met in my entire life.
Paige DeSorbo on “Giggly Squad”

DeSorbo and Conover had been together for about three years. Though she expressed her sadness about the breakup and had nothing but good things to say about Conover, she also dove into how she feels as a freshly single woman at 32. While still sad about the breakup, DeSorbo expressed how empowered she feels as a single woman in her 30s and the positivity she feels moving forward.
Your thirties for women I feel like really are very transformative and you change a lot and you grow a lot.
Paige DeSorbo on “Giggly Squad”
Perhaps being single during your young adulthood is a concept that your Baby Boomer and Gen X parents won’t understand, but in the Gen Z world, the average age of marriage is going up. According to Statista, in 2000, the estimated median range for American men at their first wedding in the United States was 26.8 while women were 25.1. But, in 2022, the median age is 30.5 for men and 28.6 for women.

A more modern concept and value for people in the 2020s is that you find yourself before you find your significant other. People are taking their time now and putting themselves first, especially in the age of mental health and it’s normalization.
DeSorbo’s confident attitude toward this new chapter of her life shows that there is no shame in being single at any age. Moreover, she is breaking down the barrier that people, particularly women, need to settle down and have children in their middle age years. If anything, those single should embrace it:
Not everyone whose married and has kids feels like they know what the next five years of their life is or know what the plan is. They just may know some of the people who might be around.
Paige DeSorbo on “Giggly Squad”
So, take a deep breath when your grandma asks you for the millionth time if you have found someone yet. Politely tell her “no,” and keep in mind that you could be married for the rest of your life, so embrace the time you have as a single. Get to know yourself a little bit better before you find “the one.”
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