“Singleness is just a state of being, like what color shirt you are wearing, or what hair style you are currently sporting. It isn’t inherently good or bad, it is totally value neutral!”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Even back in high school, when my other friends would have some significant other to hold hands with on their way to AP European History, I was holding hands with my textbooks or a giant bag of cookies I smuggled out of the cafeteria.”— Jacob Geers, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’re single because you haven’t met someone who makes the alternative seem like the better option. Some might toss words your way like ‘picky’ or ‘selective’, but why should that be a bad thing?”— Ari Eastman, Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Part of the fun in being single is that you have time on your hands to fill with WHATEVER YOU WANT. Not only are you the boss, but you can absolutely take the time to realize that you really want to learn a language this year, or join a tennis group, or read a certain number of books by the end of 2…”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.com
“Going places alone and not being worried about it is one of the most liberating social moves anyone can make.”— Maya Kachroo-Levine, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’ve also come to realize I enjoy prioritizing the things I want to do for myself, because if I go into a relationship, I want to be 100% ready and be able to give my whole commitment to the person I love.”— Jeremiah Diana, thoughtcatalog.com
“I have the whole world to explore. I have so many new people to meet, so many new places to visit, and so many new memories to make. And I genuinely feel that if I were to get into a relationship right now, I would feel stifled.”— Sai Sailaja Seshadri, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s almost as if it is a sin for a person, especially a girl, to want to be single and independent.”— Sai Sailaja Seshadri, thoughtcatalog.com
“Create space for someone who matters. Let yourself be open to the opportunity of a truly inspiring relationship. Be bold enough to not apologize or be ashamed of dating yourself. You’re pretty amazing.”— Kali Rogers, thoughtcatalog.com
“Getting hitched means compromise… which means letting go of some single behaviors you can't help but still love.”— Amanda Cohen, thrillist.com
“If the country is to flourish, we must make room for free women, and let go of the economic and social systems built around the presumption that no woman really counts unless she is married.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“In fact, wherever you find increasing numbers of single women in history, you find change.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“...the rise of the single woman is an exciting turn of historical events because it entails a complete rethinking of who women are and what family is and who holds dominion within it — and outside it.”— Rebecca Traister, nymag.com
“Love...who needed love? As long as she had her books and her friends and an occasional hookup, she was perfectly content.”— Lauren Conrad, amazon.com
“Every rose has it's thorn, but that doesn't mean you have to put up with a ton of pricks.”— Kelly Rossi, amazon.com
“A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com