DearSugar and Being Punished Betsy need your help. She's a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding and the bride doesn't want her to bring a date. She feels like she's being punished because she's not in a serious relationship, so what should she do since she doesn't want to go alone?
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Life seems to have a peculiar ebb and flow when it comes to love. Sometimes it's as if everyone I know is either in a serious relationship or on their way to one, while at other times everyone seems to be on the brink of breaking up and doing the single thing. What does it look like in your social scene right now?
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Life is a learning process, and the things we learn when we’re on our own are the same things we take with us into a relationship. Likewise, the things we come to know about ourselves after we’ve been with someone could have been extremely useful to know back when we were single. You can’t go backward, but wouldn’t it at least be great to share with your past self some of the things you’ve learned in the dating game?
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Thanks to a wonderful suggestion from Looseseal, I'm here to give you all a chance to share your comebacks for the most frustrating question asked when you're single: Why don't you have a boyfriend? Not only does that question put us on the spot, but no answer ever seems good enough when the reality is just that we haven't met the right person yet! So ladies, have at it and tell me how you respond to such questions.
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In this media-driven world, I'm always so grateful to find famous women worthy of their accolades. As women, we know that success comes in all sorts of different packages, so in honor of Singles Week, I've picked five unwed women who embody many things I look for in a role model. Regardless of what your relationship status is, these ladies are still inspirational, so check them out!
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There was a time when negative connotations surrounded being single, but today with movies like Sex and the City booming at the box office, it's clear that there's a new image of the single woman. A woman who can take on the world, man or not. While it's promising to see that being single is finally being acknowledged as a choice, it's true that we still live in a society that values partnership.
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Being single has its ups and downs, but today, in the spirit of kicking off our coverage of National Singles Week, I thought it would fun to embrace our single-hood!
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According to an online poll taken by Travel +Leisure magazine, Miami residents are the most attractive in the US. As someone who's visited there, I can see why! Philadelphia came in last at number 25, with New Orleans as a close runner-up.
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Late last week, Forbes revealed its list of best cities for singles, and I'll admit, I found some of them a bit surprising. To properly rank each city, surveyors examined six different categories including nightlife, living costs, and percentage of singles. The article explains:
[Forbes] rankings are meant to be a guide for young, ambitious singles who, in an age of techno-mobility, can live and work wherever they want.
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Recently I picked up Liz Tuccillo’s, co-author of He’s Just Not That Into You, fiction debut How to Be Single. I loved the former, and the title of Tuccillo’s new book intrigued me. It was a complete impulse buy, but I’m glad I went for it because even though I didn’t love the book like I did He’s Just Not That Into You, it did bring up some very interesting points.
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