I'm "empowered single" but am I empowered or am I just bitter and calling it empowerment? Analyze my single status: how I talk about it, how I talk about coupled people, my actual contentment level. Then reality-check: empowered single is genuinely fulfilled; bitter single is coping by devaluing relationships. Map my single narrative: do I celebrate my choice or do I need to put down relationships to feel okay? Show me where I'm genuinely content vs. where I'm coping through judgment of couples. Expose what I'm calling empowerment that's actually: sour grapes, defensive independence, or rejection pain disguised as choice. Include: whether I'm empowered or bitter, what I really feel when I see happy couples, and if I'm celebrating singlehood or just protecting my ego.