Tracee Ellis Ross, who is starring in the new movie The High Note, told fashion site Net Porter, "I wish I had known there were other choices, not just about how I could be living, but how I could feel about the way my life was.” She continued, "I was raised by society to dream of my wedding, but I wish I had been dreaming of my life. There are so many ways to curate happiness, find love and create a family, and we don’t talk about them. It creates so much shame and judgement."

However, Tracee Ellis Ross is clear that walking on her own path does not mean she doesn’t have a desire for a partner. "People misinterpret being happily single as not wanting to be in a relationship,” Ross said. “Of course I want to be in a relationship, but what am I going to do? Spend all the time that I’m not [in one] moping around? No.

I’m going to live my life to the fullest and I’m going to be happy right here, where I am." Tracee Ellis Ross also spoke about being single and in her forties at the Glamour Women of the Year Summit in 2017, which went viral.

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