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One less person to please. One less person to disappoint. One less person to make my heart ache.

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One less person to please. One less person to disappoint. One less person to make my heart ache.

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I am a twenty-something writer who lives alone in Manhattan, in a dream apartment with a doorman and even a walk-in closet. But unlike Carrie Bradshaw, I left my Mr. Big for good.

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Sometimes it’s better to embrace the beautiful uncertainty of being alone, to stand in the beautiful certainty of knowing you can always save yourself.

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Coupledom is often lauded as the primary conduit for happiness. New research, however, suggests that single women are no less fulfilled than those who are coupled. In fact, in some cases, they are happier.

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People assume she doesn’t believe in love because she doesn’t actively seek it. But the truth is this: sometimes the perpetually single girls are the ones who believe in the greatest love of all.

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Okay, I’m just gonna say what we’re all thinking: Putting yourself out there is scary.

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I don’t want to feel ecstatic one morning then feel broken the next day. I don’t want to be in a relationship with someone just because it’s convenient.

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Travel as much as possible. There will most likely be few moments in your life when you have the kind of time and financial freedom to travel that you have now.

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Instead I’ll continue to focus on my work, build my self-confidence, and trust that love will happen for me when the time is right. If it never comes along, I’ll have a kick ass life to enjoy regardless.