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People Share The Best Responses To The Question 'Why Are You Still Single?'

People Share The Best Responses To The Question 'Why Are You Still Single?'

A sticker design of a woman with multi-colored pants holding a sign saying... "Stay single."

Being single is not a crime.

It can in fact be a super power.

Alone, with no one to hold you down.

But no matter how powerful, you still have to explain why you can't find a partner.

Like, why are you so emotionally deficient you can't find someone to care about you?

It's all a mess no matter the answer.

So let's hear from the singles best of the best.


Redditor XqueezeMePlease wanted to hear the answers about why they do life alone, so they asked:

"What to respond when someone asks 'Why are you still single?'"

Single and unloveable.

That's my Tinder title.

Too much?

Truth

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"'Because I have raging personality flaws that I'm unwilling to work on.'"

"Usually prevents any follow up questions."

cesar_chris

"As a couple"

"'Have you seen the economy!?'"

YuuHikari

"In this economy?? Hahaha but I know people that live together 'as a couple' just because is cheaper then separate. I live in Brazil, but I know Brazilians in Portugal that live in 3 couples in a small 3 bedroom condo, just because 6 peoples working to share a rent is the only way to make the month."

aldeboy

Stay Calm

"Social anxiety."

Ornery_Bug_4108

"Yeh, too anxious to talk even approach and even then I know that while I am trying to manage it, I don’t feel like I’m loveable or attractive because of it, but of course that could be the dysthymia talking. So why bother, I’ve just been learning how to be by myself seeing as that’s where things are heading."

SayJose

Let's Date

"I don't meet people (who could be potential partners), and I think more and more that I am not a 'date' type of person."

visnjapile

"You missed the arranged marriage era it might have worked out for you, perhaps you could borrow someone’s overbearing Mother to find you a match."

Cryptoglue

"I have a couple of coworkers, one is Bangladeshi, the other is Indian. Their parents were like 'times are changing, you can marry for love if you want and we'll support you' and my coworkers were like 'wtf, you mean I'd have to DATE? F**k that, please find me a husband.'"

"Anyway one is now happily married and the other is constantly roasting her dad because he keeps offering her deadbeats riding on their dad's coattails."

Halospite

Picky

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"Go full on Cher from Clueless: 'You see how picky I am about my shoes, and they only go on my feet!'"

AlanaByrd

God Bless 'Clueless.'

Drama!

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"Because I'd rather be alone and happy than dealing with someone else’s f**kin’ work drama and emotional problems. LOL."

Schnozzletov

"Being in a relationship seems so exhausting, I've been single for several years now and have absolutely no urge to date."

arrjaay

MY MONEY!!

"Why not?"

xepci0

"That’s basically my response when my extended family asks this. They all have that small town, hurry up and settle down mentality, and are ALWAYS on my case about being single with no kids whenever I visit. Took me far too long to realize some of them are actually jealous. My money is MY MONEY. My time is MY TIME. I don’t have to confer with anyone before making a decision."

Thesqueegeable

I live alone...

"I tell the truth. I'm shy and don't really meet new people. I've not added to my friend group, aside from partners of existing friends, in about 20 years. At work I have acquaintances from work - they're nice people but I don't communicate with them outside of work. I live alone, I work mainly alone, I don't have any hobbies or interest groups."

Shi*BritGit

Tragedy

"Dating in your 30s and 40s is either a game of 'Find the fault or tragedy' or taking on being a step-parent. I really don’t want to deal with either. My tragedy is I worked 10-16 hours a day, six days a week from 20-38, and it ruined two long-term relationships. Retired at 40, no regrets.

FortyandDone

"It is hard to meet people in their 40s without kids or horrible issues! I actually got really lucky and found someone on tinder of all places lol. It took a year though. When I was single I didn’t have a lot of people ask me why. But I have resting b*tch face so maybe that was a factor. lol."

tnicole1976

Thank you, Next...

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"I'd take it as a compliment as that means you don't have any obvious bad qualities that would make you undatable to them. Nobody would ever ask me that question lol as there are many obvious reasons they could come up with."

Hatedbythemasses

Being single isn't the worst.

Do you have any reasons why being single is a positive? Let us know in the comments below.

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