Single Life

The posts in the Single Life category relate to the stage of love known as Being Single, and all of the wonderful (and sometimes not so wonderful) situations it brings. This category includes topics such as loving yourself, surviving the holidays, being alone, etc.

7 Reasons To Be Thankful While Single This Thanksgiving

I remember all too well the sinking feeling I would have as I entered into another long Thanksgiving weekend, wondering how on earth I was going to get through yet another one feeling painfully single. A beautiful woman is smiling and laughing while playing in the autumn leaves.

Here in the United States it’s that time of year again: Thanksgiving. The start of another wonderful holiday season filled with joy, laughter, and for some of us that just can’t bear the thought of going through another holiday season all alone, misery. I remember all too well the sinking feeling I would have as [...]

When You're Ready For a Change

When it's time to make a change, start with external changes and use those to drive the necessary internal changes.

When I first moved down to Southern California from Vancouver, Canada it was because I was desperately in need of a change. I was tired of being single. Almost all my friends were married, and the ones who were single were stuck in the same negative patterns, bringing themselves down and me down with them. [...]

5 Secrets to Staying Sane In a World of Couples

Beautiful single woman is at a wedding celebrating with her friends who are all in relationships. 5 secrets to staying sane in a world of couples.

Does it sometimes feel like everyone in the world is in a relationship except you? I've been there, and here are five secrets I learned along the way that will save your sanity! I remember that feeling that would come over me when, as a single girl, I would get an invitation to a party [...]

6 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day While Single

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I know.  It’s that holiday again.  The one where it seems like all of the women in the office are getting a big, gorgeous bouquet of flowers except you.  Where you feel like there may as well be a big sign over your desk with an arrow pointing down saying “I don’t have anybody to [...]

My Christmas Wish for You

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I have a confession to make.  I’m the one who starts crying (OK, I have to admit sometimes I’m actually bawling) at some of the Christmas songs playing this time of year.  Maybe it’s because they bring back such memories of more than just time and places and experiences, but of actual emotions, and the [...]

The Top 6 Things You Can Do to Survive the Holidays When You’re Single

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I remember how excited I would be if I met someone who showed some real relationship potential in the months or even weeks leading up to the holiday season.  Finally!  This Christmas I might actually be a part of a relationship - a couple!  I might actually have someone to show up with me for [...]

The "A" word - Alone

Haven’t you ever felt awfully alone when you’re actually in a relationship with the wrong guy? A beautiful woman sits on the ground feeling alone in her relationship.

Sometimes, if we look at the reasons we stay in a relationship that isn't working, we find that it’s all about the A word.  Alone.  If we’re really honest with ourselves, I think we’d find that much of the stuff we allow in our relationships is because we’re afraid of being alone.  Without a guy. I think [...]

The Gift of a Broken Heart

The gift of a broken heart

I was telling a friend about this blog today, and explaining why I’m so passionate about wanting to help spare my single girlfriends out there from so much of the heartbreak I went through, when I realized something.  About all that heartbreak.  It’s a gift.  Any time we experience a broken heart over someone who [...]