Jenny has a job, a cat named jake, and 31 candles on her birthday cake. she is worried about finding the "right man." she frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. according to erik erikson, jenny is in the stage of development called vs. isolation.

She is in the stage of development called intimacy vs. isolation.
According to Erikson and his theory of stage development (1950), Jenny has started her sixth stage called intimacy vs. isolation which is related to the question 'Can I love?' She is worried that she might not find her soulmate, a partner she is willing to spend the rest of her life with, given that she is over 30 now.