Diary of a Chronically Single Girl

Dear Diary, Rejection. The thing that everyone dreads, from the chronically single to those with the most checkered of dating pasts. Obviously, rejection is unpleasant in any area but being rejected romantically is a particular type of pain. No matter how confident you are in yourself, rejection amplifies the critical voice in the back of…

limerence (noun) – a state of mind resulting from romantic attraction, characterized by feelings of euphoria, the desire to have one’s feelings reciprocated, etc. Dear Diary, Until very recently, I had never even heard of limerence. I came across a New York Times article on my feed titled, “Is It a Crush or Have You Fallen Into Limerence?” and…

Dear Diary, Today, I want to talk about dating apps. Being single in the modern world seems impossible without them but after having nearly two years’ experience, I have some feelings about their place in this single girl’s life. I distinctly remember the first time I downloaded a dating app. I was just out of…

Dear Diary, Recently, I was talking to a family member, and they asked me which I spend the most time thinking about: the past, the present, or the future. I’d never really thought about that before, although the answer came to me easily. At another point in my life, I might have answered differently. As…

Dear Diary, I don’t think people always understand that just because I’ve never been in a relationship, it doesn’t mean that I haven’t experienced heartbreak. Heartbreak doesn’t care about formalities like labels. To care for someone, to love them even, but never get to the relationship part is mostly pain and very little pleasure. My…

Dear Diary, I had another friend get engaged last week. Watching people in your life get married is a funny thing. On the one hand, you’re genuinely happy for them and that they’ve found the person they want to spend the rest of their life with. But there’s a dash of something more bitter mixed…

Dear Diary, Today’s a big week in my world. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenhemier and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie both arrive in cinemas this Friday. To celebrate, I thought I’d write a bit about one of my guilty pleasures: going to the movies by myself. I suppose this habit started in college when I was the arts and…

Dear Diary, Hi! What’s more embarrassing than being a 24 year old hopeless romantic who has never been in a relationship? Talking about it in the internet. But maybe there’s someone out there who is in my shoes and could benefit from knowing that they’re not alone. Maybe not. Either way, I’m going to view…