Quotes About Singlehood

I had a boyfriend for a long time and I've never really been single as an adult.

I would just as soon remain jamona than shed that many tears over a man.

Indeed, 'Sex and the City' highlighted the importance of female friendships, and showed the world that it was hip to be single.

Single gals aren't all a bunch of Bridget Joneses, desperate for love.

Up until 1900, more than half the graduates from women's colleges remained single, many of them carving out careers in new fields such as social work.

The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.

I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells me finding true love is likely a hopeless proposition. Now is the time when I need to believe in fairy tales.

If we be doomed to marry, we marry; if we be doomed to remain single, we do.

Every girl wants to play Bridget Jones.

It's said that the best thing in life is to be happily partnered and the next best thing is to be happily single

You don't want to be single forever. But also, once you have your own life, your partner has to be someone very special because life is so busy. If that person isn't right for you, don't settle for second best.

Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.

It no longer makes sense to see singlehood and marriage as two distinct and stable social categories that should be accorded different legal rights and social esteem.

Women blame men for their own singlehood.

Real feminism is spinsterhood. It's time America admitted that old maids give all women a good name.

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I am not only not going to be married, at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all.

I had thought a lot about unmarried life during my years as an unmarried woman - which was all during my 20s and into my 30s. I was someone who didn't have a ton of relationships as a single person - and so I had a sharp identification with singlehood.

I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.

Especially around Valentine's Day, it's easy to find advice about sustaining a successful marriage, with suggestions for 'date nights' and romantic dinners for two. But as we spend more and more of our lives outside marriage, it's equally important to cultivate the skills of successful singlehood.

It seems to me that if God felt it best to delay marriage into the latter part of your twenties, He would also see fit to delay the hormonal urge to want to have sex. Or perhaps it was never His intent to delay marriage in an effort to "become more independent," "enjoy singlehood," and "build our careers.

Even in this day and age, if you're not married, there are people who are like, 'Don't worry, it'll happen for you someday.'

The best thing to do when being single, is to create a loving relationship with yourself before deciding to commit yourself with somebody else. When you're ready to find that special someone make sure that they're serious about being in a committed relationship. It takes time, and patience to be with the one you're truly destined to be with forever!

The reality is that being single is the most fun you will have in life because you do not have to answer to anyone about your whereabouts. You will see that once you are married you no longer can come and go as you please without informing your spouse.