For many people, the most challenging stage of being single is the sometimes awkward stage of singleness that immediately follows a long-term relationship. For years, you've been linked to another person and now that so much time has passed since you were single, it can feel a bit odd being on your own again.
A couple can stay in for the holidays. They can share a bottle of champagne, make dinner, and everyone thinks it’s sweet. If you stay in alone on a major holiday, people think it’s very sad. And, you feel a bit sad, too. So you must go out even if you don’t feel like it.
You should take every class that interests you, travel, go to nudist resorts, and just do it all! But when you have a partner, you feel pressure to conform to a certain person. That’s okay later, when you have defined that persona. But you only define it by trying everything first.
You intend to live in as many countries or cities as possible over the next decade and that isn’t really conducive to a relationship.
There are some damaging and downright mean myths out there about women who are single past a certain age, or women who have simply never been in a long-term relationship. For some reason, a man can go well into his 50’s, unmarried and unattached and the most reaction he gets from his friends is a […]