Tired of Being Single

When you’re single, you can feel a lot of pressure from family, friends, and society to partner up. But just because everyone wants you to get married doesn’t mean that you have to choose that path. There’s nothing wrong with being perpetually single. If you’ve chosen singlehood consciously, this lifestyle can bring you tons of [...]

Finding love as you get older may seem like a daunting task. Between all the ghosting, fake profiles, and endless swiping with no real results, you may think it’s easier to be alone. Or you may be wondering how to find love, particularly if you’re too old to play games. Simply being burned out from [...]

If you’re feeling tired of being single and you’re sick of people telling you, “It’ll happen when you least expect it.” Or giving you vague advice like, “You just have to love yourself first,” flip the script on them and celebrate your singlehood. Stop focusing on what you don’t have and instead see what it's [...]

Sadly, it’s all too easy to meet people who’ve become bitter about finding love. Feeling tired of being alone, they’ve let their frustration and loneliness fester and wear down their ability to keep hope alive. Their bitterness has them caught in a negative cycle that just makes it harder and harder to create connection with [...]

Feeling blue about being single? When things haven’t gone your way in love it’s easy to get sorrowful, sad, and cynical. Longing for a meaningful connection with another human being is valid and honorable, however, when sorrow consumes your thoughts and daily activities it’s time to admit you are depressed about being single. This longing [...]

If you’re feeling tired of being alone that can be a great motivator for making a change. But being tired of your current situation isn’t enough to actually create a new one. Most people get motivated when they are uncomfortable with their present circumstances. Whether you desire to lose weight, to have financial security, or [...]

"Hi Orna and Matthew, Will I ever find love again? I hope you can help me. I’ve been a long time reader and really think you give great advice. I have been feeling a lot of despair lately with the state of the world. Dating really scares me and I’m not sure where to get [...]

“Hi Orna and Matthew, I’m feeling so frustrated with being single and super melancholy these days. I love my life, I love my independence, I have great friends and family… what I don’t have is my Beloved. As I look around it seems everyone is partnered up. My friends and co-workers are all with their [...]

There is nothing worse than feeling tired of being lonely and yet afraid you’ll make the same mistakes if you get into a relationship again. It feels like you are stuck between a rock and a hard place – part of you longing for love and another part afraid you’ll make the same mistakes again. [...]

When you get tired of being single it’s important to keep up the hope that you’ll connect with your soulmate. However, hope is not a plan – you need more than just hope to take you all the way to your goal of long-lasting love. Sitting around and waiting for things to be different is [...]