Ah yes—the classic insult thrown when someone runs out of clever arguments:
“No wonder you’re single.” As if that’s supposed to burn.
Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. If anything, it reveals more about their mindset than your marital status.
Let’s be honest. Being single is often the result of high standards, not low value. It’s the reward for not settling, not a punishment handed down by society. People like to act like being single is some lonely cave you’re banished to. In reality, it’s a spacious house with snacks, silence, and nobody’s dirty laundry but your own.
When someone tries to weaponize your relationship status, it’s usually because they think being partnered gives them moral or social superiority. They forget that being with someone isn’t an achievement in itself. Being with the right someone, now that’s worth celebrating. Otherwise, you’re just two people arguing about dishes and pretending it’s romance.
I’ve seen people stay in hollow relationships just to avoid the label “single.” I’ve seen people marry fear instead of love. If you’re single because you chose truth over performance, or healing over hiding in someone else’s shadow—you’re already ahead.
Here’s the trick: wear your singlehood like a tailored coat. Let it say, “I know who I am. I like my own company. I’m not afraid to wait—or walk away.”
Let them say what they want. You have better things to do than explain your life choices to people who use romantic status as a scoreboard.
Because while they’re measuring your worth by the presence of another person, you’re out here becoming whole.
And that? That’s a win.
