You Are Not in Love. You Are Afraid of Being Alone.

Stop settling for less than you deserve

Katarzyna Portka
ILLUMINATION

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Photo by Filipp Romanovski on Unsplash

Being single is not easy.

Especially in a society that glorifies being in a relationship. Not in a compatible partnership, but in any relationship.

Being a single woman is worse than being stuck in an unhappy marriage.

With pressure like this, it is easy to fall into an illusion of a dating culture telling us that if we don’t lie, we won’t win. It breeds the notion that authenticity won’t get you far.

To find a perfect match, you have to become desirable.

I come across many people who fall for relationships because they are expected to. Because the time is ripe. Because the fertility clock is ticking. Because of the fear of ending up alone.

Social media has designed lucrative propaganda around the charm of being in a relationship.

Single life seems dull and worthless.

I am not surprised so many people run away from it, right into the arms of loneliness.

It is indisputable that loneliness causes misery, but being in a relationship doesn’t equate to happiness.

We Don’t Fall For People.

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Katarzyna Portka
ILLUMINATION

Hungry for advice? I am here for you. I write about small habits that lead to monumental changes.