The Unexpected Joy of Being Single

by Catherine Gray

that nobody is more deserving of your affection than yourself;

Well, fearmongering headlines sell papers. And fertility treatment is a massive moneymaking machine.

‘The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences, but Teflon for positive ones.’

You don’t have to shag someone for them to be a soulmate.

the only weight I need to lose is the weight of other’s opinions.

‘Whom to marry, and when it will happen – these two questions define every woman’s existence’

Dating is not a ‘Get it before it’s gone’ sale. The single men/women are never going to run out. Promise.

People can’t seem to let single people just be.

Forgiveness is an activity, not an emotional state you miraculously happen upon.

Jim Carrey tweeted once. ‘Whoever invented marriage was creepy as hell. Like I love you so much I’m gonna get the government involved so you can’t leave.’

What is being single, really? It’s freedom, space, financial independence, emotional autonomy, mastery of all the tasks, sourcing love and romance in your friends and family.