
Thirty. Single. Ambitious. Still figuring out the rest.



I’m 30, ambitious, chronically single and somehow still a virgin. This wasn’t exactly how I pictured adulthood going. But somewhere between building a career, becoming fiercely independent and waiting for my romantic life to get the memo, I realized there might be a story worth telling. So here we are.




The author humorously reflects on the challenges of being a single friend at weddings and social events, feeling pressure to conform to societal expectations around relationships. Despite the omnipresent joy of friends’ milestones, she grapples with feelings of loneliness and the pressure of being single, while embracing her independence and unique journey.

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