Being Happily Single

An essay that challenges the narrative that we’re “not enough” without a partner.

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We may know that an incompatible partnership is fragile, but so many of us are in these partnerships out of a fear of being alone.

We’ve been consuming subtle messaging that we’re “not enough” without a partner for most of our lives. We grew up with stories of princes…