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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.
15 reasons why women love being single
🟡 Freedom|Free time|Free Life
The number one spot goes to freedom. Free to do whatever we want, whenever we want, with whomever we want and not have to answer a million questions when we get home.
🟡 The Whole Damn Bed
Hallelujah. We can sprawl sideways and diagonally, lay like snow angels, use all the pillows, and keep all the blankets. We can turn the fan on high, open all the windows, and listen to whatever we want until we fall asleep. Bliss.
🟡 Fruit Loops for Dinner? Why Not.
We don’t have to cook if we don’t feel like it. Fruit Loops for dinner? Or maybe Sugar Frosted Flakes. Or maybe we’ll just order in whatever the heck we want from wherever the heck we want. Yup.
