As a single person, you are not legally bound to anyone—unless you have a dependent. You can be considered as single if you have never been married, were married but then divorced, or have lost your spouse. It is possible to be single at multiple times in your life.

Is a divorced person unmarried?

Most unmarried people consider themselves single. Unmarried means being without a spouse or it is one who is legally divorce. But the meaning of a single is different, like a unique, different, and independent person. Many marriages fail because people get married before they become single.

Is a divorced man a bachelor?

A divorced male may or may not be regarded as eligible for marriage. His eligibility has, as it were, a cloud over it. But he could be regarded a bachelor if he is ready and able to move into a society in which marriage is a prospect, and he is interested in getting married.