Not living in the US and not a woman, so a large share of that article has no bearing on my situation, but "“Confirmed” bachelors can sometimes get a pass so long as they don’t move back in with their parents; so do the elderly, the widowed (but only for a brief window of time), and the very young." This. (For extra make-people-look-at-you-funny credit, check both "widowed" and "divorced" for marital status on a new-hire personnel form.)