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Whether you're solitary by choice or simply unlucky in love, being single is complicated.

The Power of Gratitude Pt. 1
Let's face it, the love life can get pretty complicated: Step 1- Find someone who is actually remotely interested in me. Step 2- Continue to make that interest grow.
By Luke Harding8 years ago in Humans
Open Letter to the Boy Who Didn't Deserve Me
They say being in love with one person while you’re dating someone else is wrong. I agree with this statement, but I also have done that very thing. People were right; I couldn’t decide what I wanted. Between you and him, I obviously chose the worse partner. But this is about the conventionally better partner, you.
By Hollyann Jagodzinski8 years ago in Humans
The Art of Being Single
Second to how old are you, "why are you single?" is the least favorite question I get asked constantly. What is the obsession with relationships I often wonder. Truth be told, being single should be worn like a badge and honoured. Instead it seems, it’s frowned upon, like it’s a bad thing. Yes, I know those people in relationships sometimes wish to be single, but the desire soon passes at the thought of being alone.
By Elizabeth Hicks8 years ago in Humans
The Single Life
All throughout my life I have felt the pressure of acquiring a boyfriend, usually in the hopes that one day he would become my husband. I had a few less than serious relationships in high school, but they never lasted longer than a few months. I used to think there was something wrong with me and that I would end up lonely and miserable my whole life.
By Stacie Simms8 years ago in Humans
Maybe I Thought We Had Something More Than We Did
I have soo much to write, I just don't know where to start. Should I start with my best friend who I thought might have feelings for me the way I did him? Maybe I should talk about how my new friend is just too good to be true, so good that the thought of him even a little interested in me is a joke! Well I suppose I should start about how I got myself in this, and how this seems to be a loop of how my "friendships" go.
By Nalaisha Johnson8 years ago in Humans
My Drunken Stupid Mistake
Every college student at one point or another has gone out to the club or the bar and drunkenly hooked up with some random person. Honestly, you haven't done college properly if you've never experienced that. Normally, that's what just about everyone goes to Atlantic City to do, and it almost always never fazes anyone. I, on the other hand, had an experience that not many people can say that they lived through.
By Bri Wolff8 years ago in Humans
Why You're Single (Even Though You're Awesome)
One thing that many people can attest to is the sheer number of awesome, loving, and beautiful single women there are out there — all wondering why they're single.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Humans
Things I Learned About Relationships from Being Single
Being single is amazing. Of course, being in a relationship is great, too. So great... But the single life is honestly the best life. You become an independent human being who isn't strapped down to just one person. You can flirt and have sex with whoever you want without having that guilty voice nagging you from the back. And you can tell that voice to just STFU because you're single and ready to mingle! Did I mention you don't have to impress anyone anymore? Dress like a slob and eat like a pig — no one is there to judge you.
By Jacqueline Hanikeh8 years ago in Humans
Being Single in 2017
Everyone seems to be following an unseen biological clock, especially with the quick pace of today’s society. Although we are getting physically older by age in number, we are also still developing in maturity. As we grow, our mental age is continuing to grow in addition.
By Michelle F8 years ago in Humans
About that Night....
The anticipation of his next text is exciting. What am I doing? Am I even ready? The text comes in. He asks to meet me. I always imagined I would be more wary in this kind of situation, but I’m not. Maybe the anticipation of a new experience clouds my judgement. I agree to meet him. Am I supposed to keep the conversation going by text? I'm terrible at texting. The thought of engaging him via text messages scares me. I can't flirt to save my life in person, let alone in texts. I play it safe and don’t even try.
By Paola R.8 years ago in Humans
Ways Being Single Is Good for Your Health
If you are newly single there is good news in that studies show that it's a GOOD thing; so let's discuss the many ways that being single is good for your health. If you just ended a relationship it probably doesn't feel so great right now. You are examining your life ready to embark on a solo journey, and want a healthier attitude about it. You are ready to socialize but you aren't quite ready for another relationship. Here's something guaranteed to make you feel a whole lot better - a list of the ways being single is good for your health.
By Arlene Nisson Lassin8 years ago in Humans
Things People Don't Want to Hear from Their Single Friends
I’m sad.I’m lonely.I’m not depressed. Depression is medical; I’m just sad. When someone in a committed long-term relationship says they are sad or lonely, it is their partner’s problem. The public perception is, if this person is sad, it is because their partner isn’t living up to their “end of the deal.” If this person is lonely, it is because their partner is working long hours or emotionally distant. But the perception of a single person who is sad and lonely is that they have put themselves in that position. They have chosen to be single (or choosey) and those choices have led to their unhappiness and loneliness. But sometimes it’s not that simple.
By D. Gabrielle Jensen8 years ago in Humans