Singleness is often met with shame and questioning, making single women feel as though there’s something wrong with them because they aren’t yet married. Why don’t we celebrate singleness the same way we celebrate marriage?
You do not attach your sense of self-worth to external validation or another person’s love of you.
Have you ever heard the phrase "single until married?" Yesterday Keke Palmer had people all over the internet asking how much of themselves they should commit to giving in a relationship where they're not yet married to the other person.
For far too long, being single on Valentine's Day has been considered a faux pas, but how about we change the game this year? No boo? No bae? No problem! Let's normalize treating ourselves to the very best experiences on Valentine's Day regardless of our relationship status. We deserve it!
The concept of self-partnering provides a very empowering possibility: that you are complete without another person as your partner.
Singleness is not a curse. In fact, it's a blessing that many of us fail to appreciate until we are in a relationship.
Despite what some may attempt to lead you to believe, women don't need a spouse and children to lead fulfilled lives. In fact, studies have shown that single people are likely to lead more fulfilling lives than those who have chosen to marry.
What is it about women that just makes us a little more on it? I don’t know. What I do know is that, because there can be that delay for men, there are always those awkward years for most women when they’ll date dudes who just don’t yet have their lives together.
A lot of people fail to realize that not everyone in a relationship is happy. Don’t give every coupled-up person too much credit. There are a lot of people who are with the wrong person, or in terrible relationships. And yet, they get credit for not being single. How about a single person gets credit for not settling into a bad relationship?
You may feel that being alone is a waste of time. The actual waste of time is jumping from one long-term, serious relationship to the next. Each of those relationships has been a waste of time. You may think, “But I learned so much about relationships from each one!” No you didn’t. If you enter relationships from a stance of codependency and fear of being alone, those aren’t—I’m sorry to say it—even real relationships. Those are…like panic rooms. You’re just in there to avoid the scary stuff outside. But you don’t learn anything about a healthy relationship in which both people feel confident, stable, free, and whole.
That’s very nice but it’s not like she has a choice. She’d love some help. She’d probably love to have someone just bring her soup when she’s sick and be there for her, unconditionally, through tough times. Don’t we all want that?
There is no correlation between being married and having life figured out. Your married friends also struggle with managing finances and can be lost in their careers. Likewise, plenty of single individuals do have life totally figured out.