Singlehood is seen as a negative term these days. This feeling is the result of societal pressure to be tied-up, committed to someone for the rest of one’s life. But do you really have to be tied-up with someone to enjoy your life? Is there anything good about being single? This article will shed some light on the positive aspects of being single and how you can enjoy it more.
Positive aspects of being single:
Single is a word which has negative connotations and in this case it’s perfectly justified. In legal dictionaries for interpersonal relationships, a single individual denotes that a person who isn’t part of a couple, or isn’t in serious committed relationships. But in our language, single malt whiskey can mean any single malt whiskey. The word “single” could denote “untroubled, uncommitted and free.” And then again, the word “whichever” can mean one who’s not particular about any particular partner, such as being open to dating a certain person. So you see, there are no clear-cut meanings for the word single.
There are a number of reasons why some people choose to remain single: There are a lot of single people who leave their marriages because they get bored after a while and feel that they’re not fulfilled by the marriage. In some countries like south Korea where there’s a high literacy rate, there’s also a high number of single people.
- Some of the most popular derogatory terms for women who are unattached are spinster, single girl or spinster aunt.
- A single girl, as the term implies, is characterized by her wanting to be with one man.
- On the other hand, the connotations of the word spinster are somewhat different depending on the context.
- A single woman in China is referred to as a spinster and that’s why in some places, single women in China aren’t properly appreciated due to the inferiority complex.
- Spinning a woman is a common insult in the Philippines which originates from the fact that she’s considered old-fashioned. The connotations of the word spinner vary depending on the context.
There’s also another type of person that may consider themselves as a spinster but which is still considered as a single person: the spinster brother. The word “spinster” is commonly used to describe a younger brother that is often resented by his brothers since they consider him too young to be a spinster. The word “single” in the context of this word is intentionally used to describe someone who is unmarried. There is a tendency in the Filipino culture to consider the word “single” as a negative word meaning incapable of marriage or a spinster.
If you want to date Filipino women; here are some of the common terms used to identify married women: girlfriend, wife, bridesmaid, and single women. A girlfriend is referred to as a Filipina wife while a bridesmaid is a female who helps in the upbringing of her husband. A single woman is a Filipina woman who is known to be engaged or married but not necessarily in a legally binding contract of marriage. These terms may vary depending on the place and the situation.