Highlights

• Tracee Ellis Ross refuses to settle and has a list of non-negotiable criteria for her future partner.
• She values honesty, being an exceptional hugger, feeling safe, and having an equal partnership.
• Ross is a role model for single women, choosing to live life on her own terms and prioritize self-love.

Tracee Ellis Ross is deemed the queen of singledom. Being a beautiful, successful woman now in her fifties, people often ask her about her relationship status. More specifically, people wonder why Ross isn't married yet.

Ross is fully aware of the whispers and glares she receives from being an unmarried woman. However, she doesn't allow the cultural pressure to rush her into marrying just anybody off the streets. In fact, Ross has a list of non-negotiable things she requires of a future partner if they're allowed the privilege of putting a ring on her $16 million finger.

Tracee Ellis Ross Will Never Get Married If Her Future Partner Doesn't Fit Her Criteria

Tracee Ellis Ross refuses to settle for a lifelong partner that doesn't meet her standards, and Ross laid out these standards in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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The list is simple. Tracee Ellis Ross expects her future husband to be honest and an exceptional hugger alongside making sure she feels safe. Additionally, she wants a man who values equal partnership.

"How he hugs is important but that I feel safe, that he's trustworthy, that we're equal partners and there's equity in our relationship, that we both get to negotiate our partnership, not by the standards of what the culture says, but instead by what's important to us about connection and relationship."

Ross gives a shout-out to her mother, Diana Ross, for encouraging her to have a specific, detailed list of what she wants in a partner.

Tracee Ellis Ross' Terms And Conditions For A Future Partner:

• Someone who is a good hugger.
• Someone who values equal partnership and equity.
• Someone who makes her feel safe.
• Someone who is willing to negotiate what partnership should be like based on the unique needs of the relationship.

Oprah Winfrey applauded Ross for having such a grip on what she wants while refusing to settle for anything less. Winfrey also acknowledged how Ross is a role model for how single women could and should be living. Eventually, Ross said something so relatable that even Oprah couldn't stop nodding her head:

"I, like many of us, was taught to grow up dreaming of my wedding, not of my life. And I spent many years dreaming of my wedding and also waiting to be chosen. Well, here's the thing: I'm the chooser."

As you may have guessed, the arena full of women erupted with applause.

Tracee Ellis Ross Keeps Her Love Life Private

Tracee Ellis Ross' chooses to keep her love life under the radar, so really, the only thing she shows us is snippets of her living her best life as she thrives in her career.

Ross made quite a name for herself in the early 2000s when she starred in the hit sitcom show Girlfriends. Ever since then, Ross has been involved in more television and film projects alongside building her own natural hair-care company, Pattern.

In a segment of "Poolside Pearls of Wisdom" on Harper's BAZAAR, Tracee Ellis Ross is seen relaxing in a pool while she sips rosé and shares her gems of wisdom (this is one of many instances Ross showcases her stress-free attitude toward life). One piece of wisdom Ross shares is about self-love, saying, "I feel like self-love is a daily reprieve. I think self-love and self-esteem come from estimable acts and loving action, both towards self and others."

This piece of wisdom explains a lot when it comes to Ross' attitude toward living life as a single woman. With Ross' healthy appearance, success, and positive attitude toward being a single woman, many people wonder what exactly her secrets are to reach that point.

Well, lucky for us, Ross has shared her secrets on her social media under what she calls her five commandments. The first commandment is to giggle as much as possible. The second commandment is to get your sleep (Tracee: "People say sleep when you're dead. I don't agree. Sleep when you're tired!"). Commandment number three is to "drink so much water." For the fourth commandment, Ross says verbatim, "have as much sex as possible. Sorry mom, but it's true. It brings out the best in your skin." As for commandment number five, Ross says to love with an open and full heart.

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These commandments come from many years of Ross learning to love herself. According to Ross, being single — that is, unmarried — for so long has allowed her to develop a new perspective, contrary to what society says about single women. Aside from her monetary success, Ross believes small, daily successes should be accounted for in a woman's life. She told Oprah Winfrey that:

"It is so easy for me to feel undermined with all the accomplishments that I've had and by accomplishments, I don't mean the whopper stuff. I mean like I take the garbage out before it stinks, like, I eat food that is good for me, I get my sleep, I show up for my friends, and that makes a life very meaningful. And somehow the rug gets pulled out so quickly when people put me in the 'you should be married'."

With so many women being able to relate to Tracee Ellis Ross' societal conditioning, we will soon see a lot more self-love and a lot more marriage terms and conditions among women.

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