Why didn't Emily Dickinson ever marry?

Answer 1

Though it has never been proven, there were rumors that Emily Dickinson was in love with her best friend and sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert. She sent Susan over three hundrend letters over the course of their friendship. These letter were filled with demand for Susan's affection. Most likely, however, these rumors were just rumors. Many historians speculate that Emily Dickinson had a failed love affair with either the Reverend Charles Wadsworth, with whom she corresponded or Samuel Bowles, who was the editor of the Springfield Republican. She addressed many of her poems to Bowles. In 1861-62 she had a crisis. In this year both men left her. Wadsworth had moved to San Francisco and Bowles spent 1861 traveling inEurope. When he returned in the fall of 1862 Dickinson did not want anything to do with him. Dickinson may never have been married because she suffered from severe depression. Throughout her adult life she was plagued by the constant death of close friends. Toward the the end of her live she seldom left her home and rarely spoke to anyone face to face. Instead, she spoke to most people through a door.

Answer 2

Emily Dickinson never married because she valued her independence and personal freedom. She preferred to focus on her writing and maintain a solitary lifestyle in order to fully immerse herself in her creative work.

Answer 3

Though it has never been proven, there were rumors that Emily Dickinson was in love with her best friend and sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert. She sent Susan over three hundrend letters over the course of their friendship. These letter were filled with demand for Susan's affection. Most likely, however, these rumors were just rumors. Many historians speculate that Emily Dickinson had a failed love affair with either the Reverend Charles Wadsworth, with whom she corresponded or Samuel Bowles, who was the editor of the Springfield Republican. She addressed many of her poems to Bowles. In 1861-62 she had a crisis. In this year both men left her. Wadsworth had moved to San Francisco and Bowles spent 1861 traveling inEurope. When he returned in the fall of 1862 Dickinson did not want anything to do with him. Dickinson may never have been married because she suffered from severe depression. Throughout her adult life she was plagued by the constant death of close friends. Toward the the end of her live she seldom left her home and rarely spoke to anyone face to face. Instead, she spoke to most people through a door.

Answer 4

Emily Dickinson attend Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth. Then, she left home to study at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. She spent only a year at Mount Holyoke because she suffered from severe homesickness. Hope this helped! :)