Weddings
Say "I do" to you! Why an increasing number of women are getting married to themselves
![Portrait of Terry Baddoo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/08/20/USAT/58bd0378-67f2-4849-a556-471ee19a6dbc-Baddoo_Terry.jpeg?crop=509,509,x0,y47&width=48&height=48&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
USA TODAY
![Sologamy means self-marriage, and an increasing number of women are making the ultimate gesture of self-love by marrying themselves.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2022/05/25/USAT/54217c4f-4d27-446a-a353-42e71ee3213c-COMPRESSED_GETTY_BRIDE_BOUQUET_xl-min.jpeg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
"Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all." So sang the late, great Whitney Houston in her 1986 hit, The Greatest Love of All. In 2022, that mantra captures the mood of the moment. Today, living your best life includes being true to who you are. Loving yourself regardless of how that fits in with society's long-established norms.
For an increasing number of people, primarily women, the ultimate expression of self-love is to marry yourself!