3 Things Single Women Hate To Hear

No matter who it's from, this well-meaning advice falls on deaf (or enraged) single ears.
Every time she hung out with her singlefemale friends, the same gripes surfaced. Enough already with the how-to-snag-a-guy advice streaming from anyone and everyone as soon as status single was announced, they said.
Suddenly, Karin Anderson, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Concordia University Chicago, found herself keeping track of what these single womenwere saying, replacing the strict academic research techniques she was used to with more informal polling.
What she found was a deluge of well-meaning advice being issued to singles that, while offered with the best of intentions, not only wasn't working but was making singles' skin crawl.
"The message to singles tends to be that they're doing something wrong, 'You're too this' or 'You're not enough that.' Being single is treated as this problem that needs to be solved," says Anderson. "That's really bogus. We should be telling single women, 'You're fine. There's nothing wrong. Enjoy your life.'"
These five snippets of well-meaning adviceto singles top Anderson's list of worst offenses. Here's why.
1) What's Said: MAYBE YOU'RE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH.
What's Heard:"This can come off sounding like you're passing judgment on effort," says Anderson. "It's better to encourage a single person to explore new relationshipsto the extent they are comfortable and to extend themselves in ways that feel natural and not forced."
2) What's Said: YOU'RE TOO PICKY.
What's Heard:This implies that at some point, a point that the single friend or loved one has reached, she is no longer allowed to be discriminating, says Anderson. "This sends single womenthe message that their time to be choosy is up, that it's now time to go out and pick up any chump."
3) What's Said: GET BACK OUT THERE!
What's Heard:This can send the signal that the single person is simply not doing enough speed dating, Internet dating or blind dating — or worse, that she isn't living a full enough life. "Singles are not by definition hiding out in their closets curled up in the fetal position all day," says Anderson. "Most are likely working, meeting friends out for dinner and events, working out."