The stereotypes surrounding sad spinsters and empty hearted bachelors are dying fast. Marriage rates in the US have hit a record low, and are expected to continue falling. In fact, a Pew Research Center report estimated that one-fourth of millennials may opt out of marriage entirely. These days, a single woman in her thirties is more likely to be satisfied and accomplished than desperate and panicky. A man in the same position is less inclined to spend late nights drinking and womanizing than plugging away at his start-up idea. More and more, young professionals are choosing to postpone starting a family, or skip it altogether. Their motivations are not only career-driven, either. Many young people are choosing to travel, throw themselves deeply into a creative endeavor, or embark on a childless life in order to more fully embrace other roads to happiness. Some do plan on starting a family, but no longer see marriage as a prerequisite for doing so.
Are you an independent adult from this era? Here are 10 signs you’ve fallen in love with being Single.Â
1. You Often Chose To Stay Late At WorkÂ
You love your career. It gives you motivation, purpose, and a deep feeling of fulfillment. You go home well after 5pm, feeling satisfied and accomplished.
2. You’ll Go Ahead and Order The Meal Deal For Two- and Any other For Two Type of DealÂ
What? It’s a better value, and you’ll bring the leftovers home. Winner, winner – two chicken dinners! There’s absolutely no shame in your game.
3. You like to travel at a moment’s noticeÂ
People who treasure their freedom are rarely in a hurry to settle down. The monotony of married life just can’t compete with a one-way ticket to Barbados.
4. You’ve made a drinking game out of a popular dating appÂ
Your married friends may say you’re not taking your search for a soul-mate seriously enough. It depresses you that people actually do take this nonsense seriously.
5. You want to start a family – but you are comfortable doing so on your own.Â
Having a husband is no longer a requirement for motherhood. In fact, over 40% of children in the United States are born to unmarried women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
6. You’ve created an adult life of Your Own
House? Mortgaged. Car? Paid. Quality furniture? Check. Towels, silverware, and anything else you might put on a wedding registry? Yes to all. You don’t need a marriage certificate to prove you’re a grown-up.
7. You’ve embraced an alternative Lifestyle
Maybe you’re a nomad, living the van life. Maybe you sleep on a boat. Maybe you’re a nudist, a traveling zoologist, or a committed bodybuilder. Your lifestyle could theoretically include children, with some major tweaks – but would you want it to?
8. Home is where the Bra Isn’tÂ
Speaking of nudists – even if you are not living the lifestyle, do you practice this philosophy in your own home? Nothing quite says freedom like cooking, cleaning, and wandering your apartment butt naked. You just can’t do this with a family. You really can’t.
Starfish Sleep – definitely a perk!
Bec Jane I feel like I tick a lot of these already, haha! I especially like the idea of the dating app drinking game – let’s do it!!! xx
Haha me too! It’s like they had us in mind when writing the article
Let’s!! What an easy way to get shitfaced haha!!! xox
Haha definitely! Will be drinking with every swipe!
I’m currently in bed doing the starfish! so content! Hehe
I have also previously tied string to a dress zipper to get into it without assistance, and I’ve left the flat with slippers on instead of shoes….it’s definitely written about us! xx
Heulwen Rees haha love it!!
Pinterest, leaving cups next to the bedside table and the snake trail of clothes so has my name on it xoxox
Haha, who needs a man! We are winning at life!! xx
Heulwen Rees exactly!! See this is why your my bae and why I’m excited for our date on Thursday xox
Bae?! did you mean babe?! hahaha, we are too cool!
Can’t wait for date night! xx
Valeria Wardini The caption
HAHAHA i love cats :3
Transformation
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Maybe – just maybe – it’s you’re tired of being f*cked over.
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Maybe it’s Noah effect – as one women pointed out after watching The Notebook.
The woman said that he put her expectations of men so high that she most probably is gonna live alone for the rest of her life. It’s a joke of course but it makes sense – why settle for somebody who isn’t worth it?
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