Sheng nu cites studies that show that women are now breaking the tradition of "mandatory marriage" to have fewer children or marry later on in life. Other typologically similar terms that are still used in the modern lexicon of other countries and cultures show the concept has existed in some cases as far back as the 16th century. The term spinster was used to describe unmarried or single women of a marriageable age. It wasn't until 2004 when the Civil Partnership Act replaced the word spinster with "single" in the relationship history section of marriage certificates in the UK. Subsequently, at the
Spinster (film) was announced that Chelsea Peretti would play the lead role of the film as Gaby. Principal photography for the film began in June 2018, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Production concluded on June 28, 2018. Spinster (film) Spinster is an upcoming comedy film starring Chelsea Peretti and directed by Andrea Dorfman. In the film, Gaby faces her fear of becoming a lonely spinster after being dumped on her 39th birthday. On June 5, 2018, it was announced that Sea Green Pictures had begun development on the comedy film. The film is produced by Sea Green Pictures along with Marc Tetreault's Shut