What I’m Reading: Blogs on Living the Single Life

This weekend I had the opportunity to read some really great blogs with three different points of view on handling relationships when you’re single.

All three blogs struck a chord in my soul and each has helped guide me on my journey to live boldly and fearlessly this year.

Check out what I’m reading:

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Life Comes Full Circle

Why I like this blog: The author, Shira Williams, takes personal responsibility for her role in a series of bad relationships. Although she starts out feeling depressed, she decides enough is enough and slowly begins to live again. Day-by-day Shira learns to find herself  through prayer and writes about changes in a prayer journal.

I can relate to the author’s feelings and I like how her turning point comes after recognizing a negative pattern in HER choices. She then decides to do something different.

Huffington Post  – My Secret Grief. Over 35, Single and Childless

Why I like this blog: After reading this article, I was speechless and in tears. The raw honesty from author, Melanie Notkin, is very personal and heart-breaking. Melanie, now in her early 40′s,  finds herself facing a harsh reality that she may be running out of time to have children.

Although I’m not quite 35 yet, I understand her plight. I worry myself if I too will be one of those women who remains single forever. I silently worry if I’ll miss that golden window of time to have children of my own. What touches my heart that out of her silent grief Melanie comes to the realization that she must now redefine what “happily ever after” means. Kudos to her for redefining her life based on reality.

The Fooler Initiative – The UnFunny Post To Women

Why I like this blog:  Are you the type of woman who holds on to hope a one-night stand will be more? Or that a friends with benefits situation or a crush with a man who flat-out tells you ‘I’m not looking for a relationship’ will turn into something one day? Whew..chile. You need to sit down to read this one. This article hits you in the gut and makes you grab a tissue.

What I liked that the author (a woman – I never catch her name) tells it like it is. When we know for ourselves something isn’t right we override that feeling thinking the situation will get better. And we waste precious time. This article forced me to think back to all the time I’ve wasted. I refuse to do that again.

Talk Back: What are you reading? If you’ve read one or all three blogs I’ve shared here, what your thoughts?

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