Life After Ken: When Barbie's Dreamhouse Becomes a Clubhouse – The Daily Beast

As this year’s female empowerment trend continues (think Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, breaking news of the first FDA-approved oral pill specifically for postpartum depression, the trend of large groups of women attending the Barbie movie), there remains an essential reality that shockingly goes unaddressed.Here it is: Dear Women, you are likely to have a longer relationship with the women you go to the Barbie movie with than any of your male romantic partners.Armed with this fact, young to middle-aged women will surely alter the choices they make in love, life, work, and leisure.Studies reveal that female friendships tend to last longer than male romantic relationships with an average duration of 16 years compared to 10 years for romantic partnerships. As women grow older, their friendships often endure even further, lasting an average of 23 years. In my experience, these statistics seem conservative; I know many women my age with deep friendships spanning 30 years or more. In addition, while women in their 30s to 49 are the least likely to be single, with about 81 percent partnered, this changes dramatically over time. By the time they reach 65 years old, approximately 42 to 49 percent of women will be without
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