Norms, Stereotypes, Prejudice
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“If you don’t have children, you’ll regret it”- words of wisdom or castigation?
Most singles will receive comments and opinions about their solo lifestyle routinely. “How come you’re still single?”, “isn’t it time to settle down?”, “have you met anyone interesting recently?”. These are all questions to be expected. Whether it be at… Continue reading
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How about celebrating singles?
As we are entering wedding season in this part of the world I feel the evident discrepancies in how couplehood is viewed by society versus singlehood. While planning (yet another) bachelorette party I found myself feeling rather annoyed and reluctant.… Continue reading
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“Are you seeing anyone?” – The interrogation begins!
The interrogation is a scenario that most singles are quite familiar with. It involves a minimum of one “detective” who’s leading the interrogation, and a single person who’s declaring their innocence. Important to note is that the interrogation is not… Continue reading
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The single woman: a party girl, career woman or psycho chick?
Have you ever thought about how single women are portrayed in the main stream media? I believe there is a screwed view that is slightly annoying in how single women are presented in movies, series and books. The characterization or… Continue reading
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The “check list” of life and being single
Most people I’ve encountered aren’t exactly super excited about their lives. They aren’t necessarily unhappy either. I would say the day to day baseline of well- being often is set on feeling “ok”. I suspect this is a natural result… Continue reading
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