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Five Things Single Women Hate To Hear
October 07, 2009
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1) What’s Said:
“Maybe you’re not trying hard enough.”What’s Heard: “This can come off sounding like you’re passing judgment on effort,” says Anderson. “It’s better to encourage a single person to explore new relationships to the extent they are comfortable and to extend themselves in ways that feel natural and not forced.”
LP560
25 days ago
6 comments
my wife would slap me if i said some of those things
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Solandaris1
29 days ago
2 comments
Iwas marry, divorced, and had two long term reationship thereafter. There comes a point in your life, when you realize that being single can be a happy occation. It is not ncecessary to be validated by another person, you are fine just as you are. Maybe I have become what is considered to picky, however, I do know that I am just not willing to put up with certain things and issues that the other party dishes out, and frankly I don't have to. So being single does not mean being lonely because you can be lonely while your are in a relationship
metot
about 1 month ago
470 comments
It's for us to decide where we are happy:)
kbtordai
about 1 month ago
708 comments
Love it! I am divorced, but not considered single since I have a boyfriend. However, before I was married, this is all I heard. Then I did get married, and you can see how that worked out!!
kerrysnetwork
about 1 month ago
200 comments
I hate unsolicited advice on marriage and kids, the truth is, I love being single and if I settle down and get married one day, great, if not, great.
littlewing1985
about 1 month ago
2 comments
I personally think that being single is living the full life. there is so much you can do without anyone's consent. i got tired of mutual friends telling me i shouldnt have done this or that to upset my ex, right after we broke up. being single was the best thing that happened to me at the time even when i was depressed about the breakup.
bethanierose
about 1 month ago
680 comments
Good stuff. If it's not broken, lets not try to fix it!
kjw
about 1 month ago
14 comments
THANK YOU! I'm sick of hearing "advice" from people as soon as they find out I'm single. You should have put in "you just haven't found the right guy yet." Uhm, what if I'm not looking because I don't WANT one? What if I have so much more going on--looking for/working a job, schooling, moving and such--that I don't really need to date?
I know most people who say the things in this article think they're doing a service, but I wish they wouldn't.
beesknees0424
about 1 month ago
14 comments
I really do get tired of this type of thing...WHO CARES IF I HAVE "a maaannn" I don't need that to be happy, I don't need to be married to survive, I don't need to have kids to have value, I don't need to hear about this or that wrong with me...nothing is wrong with me just the way I am...my response to these things is mind your own business and you won't be minding mine...if it was really well intentioned, thought should have been applied before speaking...so i don't mind making my annoyance known when I hear these things.
gracerf
about 1 month ago
2 comments
GREAT INFO......and so very true.....you did however forget one other thing single women hate to hear......."You can have any man you want"........this one sentence makes my skin crawl. What if the man I want is married with children and actually has an ounce of decency to try and make it work with his family, or what if he has cancer and only has a few months to live, even worse what if he's already dead......what does one do then? But we're female and we can have any man we want....at least this is what I've been told.
paris
about 1 month ago
6 comments
YOU are on the right path oh yes
paris
about 1 month ago
6 comments
I really did like this