Why Single and Child-Free Women Need Their Own Space

Angela G.
5 hours ago
6 min read

When I launched the Morocco 2026 adventure for single and child-free women, I knew exactly who it was for: women carving their own paths, free from the social scripts that tell us our value comes from partnership or motherhood. I wanted a trip that celebrated that freedom—a community where nobody had to translate her life to be understood.

Then came the test. We were almost fully booked! We started a groupu chat to do the planning and meet everyone who will be attending. Then, the text came in: "I wanted to be a SINK but life had other plans and I am a mom focusing on herself."

UM WHAT?!?! Casually announced that she was a mom? In a group trip for single and childfree women? The level of entitlement (or ignorance) she had booked thinking the trip was for “women focusing on themselves,” and that a teenage child didn’t count.

It was a small misunderstanding on the surface and at first I followed my millennial conditioning and said: No, it will be fine. I was about to abandon myself and the entire platform I build just to play nice and make it easier for someone else at the expense of myself. But the reaction in our group made something clear: the space mattered. I got multiple texts from members going on the trip that they were so upset, like they felt betrayal in what was supposed to be a sacred space, our space. All they want is just a tiny lil corner to exhale and exist softly and safely. So, I knew I needed to make a decisionIt wasn’t about excluding anyone; it was about finally having a space that didn’t ask single and child-free women to adjust, accommodate, or explain.

I would NEVER infringe on the support and camaraderie that mothers get in mothers' spaces, just as I wouldn't encroach on spaces for women of color or queer women, even as an accomplice and ally. It's important to know when things just...aren't for you! And clap from the outside!

So, a decision was made to protect the integrity of not just the space but as a way to honor single and childfree women as a whole. Why would I do that? Simple...

Why Single and Child-Free Women Need Their Own Space

1. Because we’re tired of being everyone’s emotional safety net

Many of us have spent years being the friend who shows up when others need a break—from their kids, their partners, or the demands of daily life. We’re the listeners, the supporters, the ones expected to fill gaps no one else wants to touch. We’ve become experts at caretaking, at managing emotions that aren’t ours, and at putting other people’s needs ahead of our own. Rarely are we asked how we are doing, or invited into spaces that exist solely for our joy. For women who are single and child-free, this dynamic is amplified, because so much of society assumes our time and energy are “free” to be given away.