The Unexpected Joy of Being Single

A think tank estimates that by 2031, only six in ten families will

if the reapers of divorce or death sweep in, it will all be A-OK eventually; you can renew yourself by spending your time in the 36 other rooms.

I’m going to move, and if a moving target is harder to catch, then so be it.

Your heart is actually like a colossal, rambling country house. You own this house. Throughout your life, you take in lodgers. Some live there your entire life; some come and go. It’s one of those cool, creaky stately homes replete with secret underground tunnels and hidden rooms behind fake bookcases.

You’re not broken, there’s nothing wrong with you, or me, but thinking that there is something wrong is merely an inescapable part of the human experience.

they will never be mine, because people are not property.

be headed up by a married couple.

don’t let fear define how I live my life now; I let adventure lead the way.

What is being single, really? It’s freedom, space, financial independence, emotional autonomy, mastery of all the tasks, sourcing love and romance in your friends and family. Being