1.   An unmarried aunt lived upstairs, and an unmarried uncle slept on an unheated porch with an unplayed piano.

2.   Enrique Chavarria, who suffered from a speech impediment that made him reluctant to socialize, lived with his three unmarried aunts.

3.   It worked to cement family bonds while providing a secure lifestyle for unmarried aunts, widowed daughters-in-law and aging or ill grandparents and great-grandparents.

4.   Unmarried aunts or older sisters informed younger nieces or sisters coming of age.