Wendy's entry on singlehood.
Are all singles unhappy? Discuss.


The Sunday Times, Lifestyle.
January 27th, 2008.
by Sumiko Tan.


With society being more liberal these days,people often find novelty in flirting around and are not keen on settling down on a permanent soul mate. However, people are unable to sustain such a novelty for long. As age catches up with them, they would realise that what is left of them would only be a void within.

In regard to the newspaper article above, it has clearly portrayed the woes of singles.
Whereby they are caught having too much free time on their hands, that it has resulted in boredom. Life is not as interesting as before,and they often find themselves engaging in regular routines. There are no reasons for them to look forward to each day,such as hoping to witness certain developments in their children, or to handle common family related issues.
Very often, they would also feel out casted when their married/attached friends are engaged in conversations regarding their spouses and children. Singles would then start to feel as if they have lost touch with their surroundings.

Singles will also start to develop phobias towards occasions such as the Lunar New Year, whereby very often, they are bombarded with questions concerning their singlehood. This has shown that being single is not much accepted by society. Also, when one is known to be single for a rather long period of time, people may start to make assumptions of your singlehood. People will start to think that there are certain "problems" that lie in you, and start to question about your attitude and personality, or certain behavioral problems that lie in you.Which contributes to parties of the opposite sex shunning away from you.

Although it may be seen that singlehood brings with it freedom and boundless opportunities. And that one may feel that there is not a need to be responsible for others, and the role which they have to take on if they were to be attached. However, in this society and in singles themselves, (as seen from the article) they are mainly perceived as being incomplete and deprived.


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WENDY!