Why do we still see being single as a problem?
To paraphrase my great mate Jane Austen, a single woman in possession of a few more good years must be in search of a husband.
Kerri is a columnist, social commentator, mother of three, and author of 'The Little Book of Anxiety' and 'When My Husband Does the Dishes...'
To paraphrase my great mate Jane Austen, a single woman in possession of a few more good years must be in search of a husband.
Let this imagined exchange highlight the precise agony of online dating.
As a person with anxiety, I should agonise over decision-making. In fact, I'm the opposite, writes Kerri Sackville.
There's nothing reality TV likes more than a vulnerable, sobbing woman.
We don't like it when people move away from their publicly stated opinions, writes Kerri Sackville.
Those of you out there who have left long term relationships will know: It is one of the hardest things in the world to do. The execution of a separation involves so many layers of disconnection – emotional, practical, domestic, often legal. It can take months to regain a semblance of equilibrium, and much, much longer to fully recover.
Women have the right to reject romantic partners. We have the absolute right to walk away from people.
The past two winners of The Bachelor have been single mothers, proving you can be open about your family without scaring off a potential partner.
Being in the company of a 'smirgin' is strangely confronting. For a start, I realise how much I use my phone.
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