Sologamy

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 1

A 24-year-old Vadodara woman announced that she would marry herself in what she described as an “act of self-love”.

• The wedding, being seen as one of the first instances of self-marriage or sologamy in the country

What is sologamy or ‘self-marriage’?

• Sologamy is the act of marrying oneself in a public ceremony, also referred to as self-marriage or autogamy.
• While such a marriage has no legal sanction or status, the symbolic ceremony is used by many as an act to emphasize their self-love and independence.

When did the trend begin?

• It can be traced back to Linda Baker, a dental hygienist from the US, who married herself in 1993
• It is widely considered the first publicized act of self-marriage
• A sologamy divorce was also reported last year when a Brazilian model, announced she was ending her solo-marriage after just 90 days as she had fallen in love with someone else.