Andie MacDowell Is Rewriting The Script For Choosing To Be Single In Your Late 60s

One of the best things about getting older is learning what you really want. While it's beautiful to be able to find someone you want to spend your senior years with, it's equally powerful to realize you don't always need someone at your side to make those years feel meaningful and complete. Andie MacDowell, who has had a subtle gray hair transformation, applied that radical authenticity to her personal life, and she's rewriting the script for choosing to be single in your late 60s.

In a January 2024 appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show," the actor candidly admitted she is completely content being single and at peace with it. To give a bit more insight into why she felt the way she did, MacDowell reminded Drew Barrymore — who is firm on raising her daughters not to be afraid of aging — and the audience that times have changed and humans have evolved. She jokingly explained how exhausting it was for everyone to ask her if there was someone special in her life. 

"Everybody would say, 'So, is there a man?' ... years and years go by, now nobody asks anymore. So, it's nice that they don't ask anymore ... I do think that there is nothing wrong with being single, really," she shared. The "Maid" star has come to accept that when you stop trying to check off all of society's expectations, you discover the freedom of surrounding yourself with genuine connection.

Fiercely independent women never just apply something to their love lives without applying it to their lives as a whole. For Andie MacDowell, the mindset of not checking all of society's boxes and choosing to love herself first doesn't end with romance. It also shapes how she designs her life around her senior years. 

In 2023, "The Way Home" actor sat down with Katie Couric (via YouTube) for a candid conversation about how she refused to waste energy trying to conform to society's expectations. "I'm tired of trying to be young ... and to be an older person trying to be young ... What an effort! ... I just can't keep up the charade," she shared. Instead, she explained to Couric that she spends her time focusing on meaningful connections with friends. 

On top of making time for friends, MacDowell added she's quite occupied. "I'm already working on staying in shape, keeping good care of my body, nourishing my skin, working on my brain ..." Beyond her self-care routine, the "My Happy Ending" actor revealed in an interview with AARP's Senior Planet that her days being single are full of routine and hobbies she genuinely loves. She makes sure to take her dog for a walk for at least an hour every morning, fits in a workout class, and dives into learning something new, such as bridge with her sisters or birdwatching on the island she calls home.