First Name Tom, Last Name Foolery… And I’m Everybody’s Uncle!

Especially this single-partnership advocate… Emma Watson.

"I call it being self-partnered."

With that simple utterance, Emma Watson launched a flood of tweets, think pieces & water cooler conversations earlier this week.

Talking to British Vogue, the "Harry Potter" star & UN goodwill ambassador discussed her romantic life as she approached her 30th birthday.

"I never believed the whole 'I'm happy single' spiel," she said.

"I was like, 'This is totally spiel.' It took me a long time, but I'm very happy (being single). I call it being self-partnered."

Gossip columnists immediately bemoaned the actress' self-coined phrase, while supporters on Twitter leapt to her defense.

To some, Watson's new addition to the cultural dictionary reflected nothing more than self-indulgence from a celebrity out of touch with the real world. To others, it was a rare example of a public figure breaking free from the shackles of gawkish expectations & verbalizing the realities of life & love.

But perhaps Watson was expressing something quite mundane -- by celebrating singlehood, experts say, she was reflecting the changing way in which millennials are moving through life.

"I was delighted by the news," Kate Bolick, the author of bestseller "Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own," told CNN.

"When I was Watson's age, there wasn't a public conversation about the very real benefits of living & being alone. It heartens me to think that young people today are getting this message, & that perhaps society is on the road toward not being obsessed with coupledom."

Climb on The Family Tree below & share your thoughts about My Niece Emma Watson’s singlehood situation!

By: Rob Picheta

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