Party of One Quotes

“How we perceive, treat, and sit with ourselves determines how we show up for everyone else.”
― Meghan Keane, Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner

“Studies show that singles are more likely to have broader social groups—meaning they often have more friends and are more likely to contact and receive help from family than those who are married.”
― Meghan Keane, Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner

“When someone asks “Do you have a family?” at a dinner party, they don’t mean “Do you have any siblings? Found family? A mother you care for?” No. They mean: “Do you have kids and are you married?” Sure, it’s framed as polite conversation. But the assumption is telling about what our culture finds to be normal and acceptable.”
― Meghan Keane, Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner

“Everything I watched and read and listened to was telling me that to be without a boyfriend meant social isolation. It meant being a freak, a loser. Now that I’m older, I see how all the qualities that I now love about myself—my outspokenness, my sense of humor, my nerdy interests—were the ones my culture was telling me I needed to suppress in order to find my Freddie Prinze Jr.”
― Meghan Keane, Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner