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Shani Silver
Relationships
All Breakups Are For The Best, Even This One
Shani Silver
Jul 29, 2020
Relationship Advice
Is Dating This Unromantic For Everyone, Or Just Me?
Shani Silver
Jul 15, 2020
Relationship Advice
7 Perfect Movies For A Single Girl Summer
Shani Silver
Jul 1, 2020
Relationships
Why Should Single Women “Settle Down”?
Around the world, around the worldAround the world, around the world-Daft Punk, Around The World, 1997 I live with words. They’re my passion, my liveliho
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Can We Stop Using Single People For Entertainment?
“The Queen commands a comedy, Will.” – Shakespeare In Love, 1998 Somewhere in between Zooming my friends and getting the most out of my KitchenAi
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Shani Silver
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Sally Settles By The Seashore
Every Single Day’s first foray into fiction. Meet Sally. Sally wants to live in a little house by the sea. She wants a house and a husband and a do
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Shani Silver
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Coronavirus & Single Scaries: I Just Want A Husband Right Now
“So fuck you / And your untouchable face / Fuck you / For existing in the first place.” – Untouchable Face, Ani DiFranco, 1996 So, I’m fine. Hi
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Why Single Women Feel Guilty For Not “Doing” Enough
“I’ll never ask for too much / Just all that you are / And everything that you do.” – Whitney Houston, “I Have Nothing,” 1993 I come fr
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Shani Silver
Relationships
In Celebration Of Being The Third Wheel
“But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / What the hell am I doing here? / I don’t belong here” – Creep, Radiohead, 1992 You know
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Shani Silver
Relationships
I’m Not Having Sex Until I Love You
“All the good things, and the bad things, that may be.” – Salt-N-Pepa, Let’s Talk About Sex, 1990 I don’t write about sex. First of all becau
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Valentine’s Day Ideas For Cynics & Singles
“Hello, you’ve reached the winter of our discontent.” – Ethan Hawke as Troy Dyer, Reality Bites, 1994 Are we still doing Valentine’s
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Paranoid Precautions I Take As A Single Woman
“I am not afraid, I can hardly wait.” – Spin The Bottle, Juliana Hatfield, 1994 I’ll start by saying that I’m a lunatic. I don’t want you u
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Shani Silver
Relationships
I Deleted All My Dating Apps One Year Ago
“ I just want to tell you that I’ve had enough.” NSYNC, Bye Bye Bye, 2000 One year ago this month, I deleted all of my dating apps. No fanfare, no ch
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Shani Silver
Relationships
These New Year’s Resolutions Are For Single Women Only
“Okay, you’re still as hard as nails.” – Harry Burns, When Harry Met Sally, 1989 The only way to approach New Year’s resolutions is with no s
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Am I Single Because Of My Attitude?
“Now Debra, don’t be bitter, surely with your ever-growing collection of flesh mutilating silver appendages, and your brand new neo-nazi boot camp
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Shani Silver
Relationship Advice
If You’re Single, Don’t Be Sad During The Holidays
We’re not doing this anymore. Not on my watch. This year, we won’t be sad from now until January 2 just because we’re single. Because that’s, in ol
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Shani Silver
Relationships
I’ve Been Single For So Long I’m Afraid I Don’t...
“Whatever, I’m driving.” – Katarina Stratford, 10 Things I Hate About You, 1999 Anyone who’s ever bought a power tool knows the special joy t
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Am I Single Because Of How I Look?
“You’re on my fax.” – Pretty Woman, 1990 I don’t think about my appearance much. That’s a lie, I definitely think about it, but not as it r
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Shani Silver
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Famous Single Women I Want To Be When I Grow Up
“Charlotte, we’re Jewish.” – Cher as Rachel Flax, Mermaids, 1990 The best thing about heroes is that they’re extremely personal. I don’t ha
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Shani Silver
Relationships
I Know I Won’t Be Single Forever (And Neither Will You)
“If we hate the same people and you get your suit cleaned, it’s a match.” – Barbara Streisand as Fanny Brice, Funny Lady, 1975 A year is bo
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Am I Single Because I’m Old?
“And I thought I’d live forever / But now I’m not so sureYou try to tell me that I’m clever / But that won’t take me anyhowOr any
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Is It Possible To Be “Good” At Dating?
“I might play ball. But I will never sign that.” – Randall “Pink” Floyd, Dazed and Confused, 1993 There’s a strong possibility that I
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Shani Silver
Mind
Why Single Women Don’t Have To Be Nice About Being Single
“You burden me with your questions / You’d have me tell no lies / You’re always asking what it’s all about, / Darlin’ l
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Moving Is The Hardest Thing I’ve Done While Single
“There's somethin' wrong, we can't stay still” – Move Bitch, Ludacris, 2001 I once wrote about my rather potent desire to be boyfr
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Shani Silver
Relationships
How I Deal With Jealousy As A Single Woman
“'Cause all I really want is to be with you, feeling like I matter too.” Hey Jealousy, Gin Blossoms, 1992 I blame Instagram. It’s probably the w
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Shani Silver
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Child-Free: Who’s Going To Take Care Of Me When...
“For-Ev-Er.” – The Sandlot, 1993 I have many feelings, or intuitions, if you like to call them that or live in Los Angeles. I’m pretty sure I?
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Shani Silver
Relationships
A Single Girl’s Guide To Her Friends Getting Boyfriends
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“People try to say I act a little funny, But that's just a figure of speech to me.”-TLC, “What About Your Friends,” 1992 I wish being single w
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Shani Silver
Relationships
The Shame Of Being A Single Woman
“Sunny Day / Sweepin' the clouds away / On my way to where the air is sweet” – Sesame Street Walking home from dinner with a friend recently
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Shani Silver
Relationships
Why I'm Done Celebrating The Accomplishments Of Couples
“What is real? How do you define real?” – Morpheus, The Matrix, 1999 I’ve had the “summer of six weddings.” The “spring of seven baby sho
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Shani Silver
Wellness
If You’re Single, It’s Okay To Be Scared Of Solo Travel
“We are the weirdos, mister.” The Craft, 1996 So… fear. For me, fear has always been an order to retreat, to make for safer ground and stay there. It
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Shani Silver
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