As we enter a new year, Laura Reynolds looks at how the dating game differs from previous generations.
Laura Reynolds looks at the freedoms of festive singledom
Join Jason Rose for a peek behind today's door.
Lauren Tabbron writes about the difficulties of spending Christmas away from a loved one.
The trick to a successful day of love without a lover is simple: with so many girls staying in with friends, desperately searching for the reason why they haven’t found ‘the one’, the guy:girl ratio in clubs swings to my favour. It’s a classic ‘so little time, so many guys!’
For most single guys, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of freedom. It’s a night to prove to all their involved friends who end up forking out half their loan on their demanding girlfriends that being single is the best state to be in. How do they do that? By getting with lots and lots and lots of girls.
Single girls, on the other hand, listen jealously as their girlfriends tell stories of glistening necklaces, champagne and roses. Those that are organised plan elaborate brunches, hoping to detract from their dismay at being single. At said brunch, all the single ladies get together to discuss how dedicated they are to the policy of ‘bros before hoes’ or ‘chicks before dicks’.
In my view, ‘single’ is a life choice, not an unlucky circumstance. The pressure of Valentine’s Day often blurs this reality by surrounding us with heart shaped chocolates, personalised Halmark cards and through-the-roof restaurant prices.
Regardless of what consumerism blasts us with, there’s no excuse for pining for something you don’t have. Chances are, even those in relationships wish for something else. It’s a part of human nature to compare what we have to others and resent them a little bit for it.
I, for one, am enjoying the single life. Indeed, most people spend a large percentage of their lives in a relationship; we should therefore cherish being single now before all this freedom is snatched away by rings and babies.
For once, it seems that the masculine approach to life is more rational. They enjoy Valentine’s Day regardless of their relationship status, by making the most of it. Thus if they’re single, they’ll do what only single people can do: have lots and lots of commitment free sex.
See you in SNG boys! I’ll be the only girl with a smile on her face.
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