The Unexpected Joy of Being Single: Locating unattached happiness

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I had a job that required me to travel frequently and I value my independence, freedom and flexibility,” he says. With more people choosing to be single as they are actually happier and discouraging the myth that women who are single are spinsters and sat waiting on a shelf. We provide tips for technology and for life which you can use to make yourself more productive, with an emphasis on free software and tools you can put to use online.

In a world geared up for couples, it’s easy to subscribe to the sad-single-female rhetoric that society thrusts in our direction. This book is a reminder that life can be pretty shit, but it can also be pretty great as well if we’re willing to look at things differently. I don’t know yet, but that is the hallmark of addiction, that flashing neon sign in your brain that blinks and fizzes and demands MORE. It’s that time of year when our eternal pursuit of happiness gets shifted back up the to-do list, as we focus our energies and plans on the big achievements and radical life changes that we hope will make us ‘truly happy’.South Korean universities are now running ‘Marriage and Family’ courses in which it’s mandatory for students to date three classmates, for a whole month, each. I don’t see the point in apologising for existing as a single woman or sitting around feeling like I am waiting for my life to start,” says Slawson. The pop star Selena Gomez, meanwhile, whose single-positive songs include Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now, has been talking about the fun she has had as a “super, super single” woman since splitting up with Justin Bieber two years ago. I'm going to give you tools that enable you to clear all of these stumbling blocks with the grace of a gazelle. Lifehacker Australia runs all the best tips and posts from the US, eliminating the ones that are irrelevant for Aussies and adding our own daily helping of tips and tricks with an Australian focus.

I joined a gratitude group on Facebook and started writing gratitudes every day and it completely turned my mental health around. So, while the ins and outs of everyone’s situation is unique, there are a few inspiring books about being single that everyone should make a point of reading. We know intellectually that single is far preferable to panic-settling, yet we forget that almost constantly. Similarly to when reading The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary, I zoned out on the final few chapters. View All Life We’re here to give you all the life hacks you need to become your very own superhero and stay entertained, whether it’s at home or on an island far away.It's become the norm to remain solo until much later in life, given the average marriage ages of 35 (women) and 38 (men). Very easy to read for anyone wanting to get back into reading, almost reads like a long blog post with journal entries and things the author has learnt in the books she has read on her journey. Even though this book is supposed to be for all genders, it is most definitely written with straight, white women in mind, which makes sense because it is written by a straight, white woman.