40+ Hilarious Tweets From People That Explain Why They’re Single
This article appeared in www.ballercap.com and has been published here with permission.Happy as a Homebody
Homebodies are people who truly enjoy being at home. They also frequently enjoy solitude, and sometimes they’re introverted and shy. They’re people who simply don’t feel the need to be out and about very often.
There’s nothing wrong with being a homebody, but it doesn’t exactly put you in a lot of situations where you’ll find a partner. As this person said, you can’t expect your perfect someone to just show up at your front door unless you’re a Disney princess or something.
No Grown Man’s Mother
In sociology, the second shift refers to all the extra labor that many women take on when in a relationship or as a mother. They’re responsible for cleaning and keeping everyone in line — usually while maintaining a full-time job.
This seems like a pretty good reason to stay single! It sounds like this OP has had some bad experiences with having to do all of the work in past relationships. She deserves more than being a makeshift maid.
Clumsy Around Fragile Masculinity
The term ‘fragile masculinity’ is thrown around a lot. It refers to the anxiety some men feel when they do certain things that they believe don’t live up to society’s standards in terms of manhood and manly men.
This is pretty clever, and it’s fair that someone wouldn’t want to date a guy who has serious insecurity issues when it comes to masculinity. It’s hard to be in a relationship with someone who isn’t comfortable in their own skin.
Autocorrect Gone Wrong
Our bodies change a lot throughout our lifetimes, and sometimes we have a hard time accepting it. It’s common to turn to a partner for reassurance that we still look good, and although we may not always like their response.
Talk about awkward! There was nothing worse that they could have said in that moment, except maybe a blatant, “Yes, you’ve gained weight.” Autocorrect — killing relationships since everyone began texting and stopped making phone calls.
Some people dread being single, while others thrive on the lack of a relationship. And in addition to a variety of feelings about their situation, there are a large number of reasons why people end up single in the first place. From falling in love with fictional characters to passing gas during a first date, we’ve compiled a list of tweets shared by single people explaining why they’re single, to begin with.