This is such a great post. It's causing me to put some thought into something I haven't. I would say that since the conclusion of my marriage, I have been single for about 5 years. However, I have dated and even had some "boyfriends" but the relationships didn't have enough longevity to really warrant that title. I think that many times the commitment to that title was premature. So, these days I prefer not to count those relationships and only count the union I had through marriage. It was the only one where I bonded with a man and we were committed to each other (well... we were supposed to be, he had a different definition of that). So, I will say 5 years.