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15 Reasons Women Over 50 Choose to Stay Single
Numbers 1–15 are my favourite
There was a time when being single scared me. Well, maybe scared is not the word I'm looking for. It gave me anxiety and made me sad. I never wanted to be single.
I love being in a relationship with another human. I love unity, and I love love. Being alone? Not so much.
But then I hit 60, and everything changed for me. I still love love, and there are days when I wish I had a companion, but they are few and far between. I have a dog and a cat now.
Seems sufficient enough to me.
Women are fine alone.
In talking to a lot of my single girlie peeps, it seems that the majority are quite content to stay single and have no desire to hook up, remarry or be committed again (to a man that is, not the psyche ward).
Many of them are just scarred from past relationships and have no desire to go through any of that BS again. Can’t say I blame them. Some days I feel this. It’s that whole fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that vibe thing.
You know what I mean.
Anyway, here are 15 of the most common reasons women over 50 choose to stay single.
