Many outside influences put pressure on women to find a man and settle down. However, many women looking for a spouse find themselves alone and unhappy. But why? You're a great catch. It may in fact be that the way we project ourselves on the outside, doesn't match with our inward desire to be loved and accepted by a man.
Sometimes I think folks feel obligated to say something to make other people feel better and end up sounding crazy, coming off pretentious, or flat-out offending them. I know they mean well, but doggone, they can say some foolish stuff. I try to take that into consideration whenever I have a conversation about being single.
It's National Unmarried And Single Americans Week, and we at YourTango are kicking up our heels and celebrating. Check out our resident "love experts'" 100 favorite things about being single this week! Here's part 5 of 5, the grand finale!
Leave it to the experts at Match.com to climb into the brains of singles all over the country and come up with some very interesting facts when it comes to the lovely state of being single. They surveyed 5,000 single Americans to see just how they felt about their non-relationship status, and found that only 6 percent called themselves "unhappy." Refreshing, isn't it?
It's National Unmarried And Single Americans Week, and we at YourTango are kicking up our heels and celebrating. Check out our resident "love experts'" 100 favorite things about being single this week! Here's part 4 of 5.
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It's National Unmarried And Single Americans Week, and we at YourTango are kicking up our heels and celebrating. Check out our resident "love experts'" 100 favorite things about being single this week! Here's part 3 of 5.
Yeah, these famous ladies are single, what about it? Well actually, instead of putting them down for their solo status (like Hollywood often does), we want to congratulate them in the name of National Unmarried And Single Americans Week
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It's National Unmarried And Single Americans Week, and we at YourTango are kicking up our heels and celebrating. Check out our resident "love experts'" 100 favorite things about being single this week! Here's part 2 of 5.
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It's National Unmarried And Single Americans Week, and we at YourTango are kicking up our heels and celebrating. Check out our resident "love experts'" 100 favorite things about being single this week! Here's part 1 of 5.
When you're single, it can be hard to maintain a positive outlook on dating and relationships, especially if there's been some time since your last boyfriend. But—believe it or not—singlehood is awesome, and what better way to remind singles of that than National Singles week?!
Kate Hudson, who just gave birth to a son with her musician fiancé Matt Bellamy, is in no rush to head down the aisle, saying her previous divorce showed her that marriage is "not the golden ticket." Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis have been together nearly 15 years and have two kids together—but have never tied the knot. Then there's KISS frontman Gene Simmons and his partner of 28 years who have a reality show on VH1, Happily Unmarried dedicated to following their (somewhat) happily unmarried life together. So why are so many young men and women delaying marriage—or even taking it off the table altogether?
