Woman Searching for Meaning
Woman Searching for Meaning is a short, reflective podcast exploring the space between politics and personal growth.
Hosted by a French expat and politics student, it dives into feminism, progressivism, identity, and the quiet work of becoming better in a chaotic world.
For young, thoughtful minds trying to make sense of it all — one 10-minute episode at a time.
Tune in to reflect, resist, and reconnect.
Woman Searching for Meaning
Why do we still couple?
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Society tells us we should be happy on our own.
That autonomy is fulfillment.
That love is optional.
We hear that single women are happier than those in relationships.
That humans are not necessarily made for monogamy.
That freedom means not needing anyone.
And yet—despite knowing all this—we still invest enormous amounts of time, energy, emotion, and imagination into the search for one person. Someone with whom happiness might feel steadier. Someone with whom a life could take shape.
Why is that?
In this episode, I explore why the couple narrative continues to hold such power—even among progressive, emancipated minds; even among women who reject traditional roles; even among people who don’t want marriage, or children, or prescribed futures.
Setting aside social expectations and organizational norms, I turn to the individual question:
Why are we still drawn to this partnership ?
What is it, deep down, that we are looking for in another person?
A reflection on intimacy not as conformity, but as the human desire to be seen, accompanied, and known—over time, in the ordinary, in the unfinished.