Unattached: Empowering Essays on Singlehood

The secret is building on your internal strength, so that

because I lived alone, had money to spend and always demanded what I wanted.

Maybe it is during these times spent single, facing the crashing waves of self-reflection, that we are free to be at our most authentic and electrified. And to become a bigger, better version of ourselves to take into a relationship again, if we so choose.

Pain is never fun to go through, but we grow the most when we are uncomfortable.

It’s possible to stop giving so much of your energy to dating and still meet someone anyway.

allowed stories of how people met to broaden our minds? What if these stories served as reminders of the infinite number of ways people meet and fall in love?

have stuff to do; not getting annoyed when they say they don’t want a dessert and then eat yours; letting go the fact that they didn’t sweep the floor when they said they would sweep the floor.

a better partner, too. Women reported more growth than men did.

Although I returned from Mexico still single, I did come back with a newfound love: for myself, and for those around me.