Amy Roullier is a British writer and author of Silent Reflections of a Fragile Heart. Through her blog, she challenges the negative stereotypes surrounding being single, while candidly sharing her experiences with mental health, personal losses, and the complex, often misunderstood realities of adulthood.
No-one seemed to mind as much when I was single at sixteen, eighteen or twenty one. However, single at thirty five, something changes. Single stigma seems to heighten with age. Because there is something about being single, especially once you reach your thirties and beyond, that suggests that you are now actively going against the grain. You are also now still single. Rather than just simply, single. And you should …
When I moved into my first solely owned house post-divorce at 32, I was buzzing. My own place to do whatever the hell I liked with, how bloody exciting! And then I quickly realized that I didn’t have a frigging clue how to do any of the things I wanted to do. Even the seemingly simple tasks like hanging up a mirror in my living room, I didn’t know where …
