sologamy en · NOUN
Etymology
From solo + -gamy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Marriage to oneself.
For example, an Italian woman named Laura Mesi recently drew supportive nods, raised eyebrows, and media attention aplenty for her sologamy ritual. With 70 guests, a wedding cake, a honeymoon (solomoon?) in Egypt, and presumably a huge bill, Mesi’s commitment to herself had every trapping of a “normal” wedding — except a partner.
2017 October 21, Mark Peters, “The ‘sologamy’ trend: ‘Love yourself’ is more than just good advice”, in Boston Globe:The first time since the sologamy ceremony that they'd been able to have a book club meeting with Claire. Ally marveled over the month that had passed since marrying herself. In hindsight, she'd thrown herself into sologamy with just as much […]
2017, Kylie Gilmore, Mess With Me: Happy Endings Book Club Series, Book 6, Extra Fancy Books, →ISBN: