Radical Self-Love = Marrying Yourself?

Beyond monogamy or polygamy is “sologamy”: the act of marrying yourself. Described as “a radical move against patriarchy,” an Indian woman named Kshama Bindu attracted global media attention by choosing to marry herself. Before you dismiss this as a desperate act from an aspiring influencer trying to get famous, you should know Bindu's story. Sexually abused at the age of 8, she says the idea of sologamy occurred to her after watching a Netflix show.

Though her decision may seem unique, it turns out sologamy has been a growing trend over the past few years. There are even services offering a “Self-Wedding-In-A-Box.” According to most psychoanalysts, sologamy is most often a declarative form of self-healing … a way for people to overcome past trauma and publicly embrace their current selves.