I took a new job in a remote location after my divorce. There aren't many people to date, but I'm happy staying single.

• When my marriage ended, I moved to a remote location and started a new job.
• I knew it likely meant my dating odds wouldn't be so good — but I was fine with that.
• I'm getting used to being alone and healing from my marriage.

On the first day of orientation at my new job, a colleague asked whether I was single. It didn't seem the time nor place to grab her shoulders and shout, "Yes, I'm single — aren't you? Aren't you?"

Instead, I smiled and shook my head. I opted not to dive into the details of how my marriage had imploded.