If you are like me, you are tired of hearing that your dating standards are too high. Too high for whom anyway? What your great-grandmother wanted from a significant other is most likely completely different from what you want in your life partner today. And that is okay. You have probably seen and experienced different […]
I’ve been single for a while, and I’m actually really enjoying it. I had that opportunity to jump into the next relationship in the past, but I’m taking my time this time. There’s a reason for it: I don’t want to end up in another bad relationship, suffering in silence, or in a relationship that […]
Lots of accomplished single people I know tell me they haven’t been out on a date in two or three years. Even though there are a lot of obstacles to dating, it is still possible to meet someone and fall in love. It just takes more work than it used to back in the days […]
Dating after divorce can be great or it can be a disaster. No two divorces are alike and how well you are doing after a divorce depends on different factors. Whose idea was the divorce? If it was yours, you probably have your reasons firmly in mind and can be happy about being single again. […]
Even if you are simply going grocery shopping, you can’t escape Valentine’s Day. It’s everywhere! Teddy bears, heart shaped chocolate boxes, cards. It gets overwhelming when you’re single and you just want to run for the exits. Being bombarded with Valentine’s Day stuff is a part of life, and when you are single you do […]
I feel like I’ve been brainwashed my entire life from holiday commercials. There’s that diamond commercial when the perfect couple is getting cozy in their enormously expensive house with the fireplace warming their bones in the background, the ideal family is now on display. The woman unwraps and opens that cute and perfectly wrapped Christmas […]
I can write a list about all of the things about being single that make us feel like there is something fundamentally wrong with us. The dinner parties where you are on your own. The nights out with all of your couple friends. The family functions where you are put on the kids table or […]
Sometimes leading single life is great. You don’t have to constantly text a person to let them know how you are. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want to do. You can be selfish with your time. Who cares if you’ve spent your weekend binge watching How To Get Away With Murder […]
Sometimes I’m not entirely sure which I prefer – being single or being in a relationship. I go through stages; I’m either really, really single, to the point where even the mention of the word ‘relationship’ makes me want to throw up on myself, or I’m the other extreme. I’m in a relationship or I’m […]
Do you hate Valentine’s day? Let’s be practical here. Just like Christmas Day, Valentine’s Day is well, just another day. Get on with your day and forget this over-hyped, over-priced festival of love. However, it might be easier said then done if you are single. Coming from an author of eight romantic comedy novels this […]
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