In my solitary days of unwanted singledom, I received all sorts of unsolicited advice about how to unsingle myself. You know the sort: ‘You need to get out more.’ ‘Maybe you should be less picky.’ ‘Have you considered online dating?’ Some of that advice was pretty good, actually. Take the online dating, for instance. That’s […]
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Dating: Good Traits and Red Flags (Part 1)
In my time of participating in the dating world and hearing about friends’ dating experiences, I’ve gathered a collection of worthy traits to look for in a partner. I’ve also gained some hard-won wisdom about red flags (haven’t we all?) when deciding whether to continue in a relationship—or whether to run! When considering dating, it’s […]
Stories of Singledom
It never ceases to amaze me how society pressures single people to ‘just’ get married. I hear it anecdotally in the stories told by single people who get called ‘fussy’ or ‘picky’. I hear it in singles asking aloud why they’re still single. I read it in social media complaints about the lack of eligible […]