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    37 Things Explaining What It's Like To Be Single

    You know you're single when the dating scene seems like a crazy web of unfortunate haircuts and bad decisions, your mom keeps reminding you that you aren't getting any younger, and your friends flaunt their significant others like they're the limited edition shoes on the fall line.

    1. Coming back after a break-up

    2. And:

    3. Society has all these crazy expectations for you as a 20 something woman

    4. Being thrown back into dating scene and everything is so...different

    5. Getting ready for a first date is just the worst

    6. When going on a date after being alone for aaaaaages

    7. When other people complain about their happy lives

    8. Your mom tries to tell you how to act out on dates

    9. When explaining your ideal situation:

    10. Trying to psyche yourself up for a night out

    11. When you just would rather sit in and watch Netflix

    12. Trying to make first date small talk

    13. Having a couple drinks and becoming ballsy with your flirting skills

    14. Anytime you see a happy couple in the universe

    15. Retelling the story of how terrible your date went.

    16. Falling for all the wrong people

    17. When you see the hottest guy on Tinder

    18. Telling your friends about that hookup gone wrong

    19. Having that awkward "What are we doing?" conversation with someone you're casually seeing

    20. When you have yet another failed dating attempt

    21. Getting a little tipsy with the girls

    22. Trying to decide if someone is actually showing interest

    23. When someone asks you why you aren't "dating" anyone

    24. Getting bitter. Because life.

    25. Your friends try to talk you into approaching a male at the bar

    26. And then he turns you down....

    27. Guys will DEFINITELY use their best worst pickup lines on you

    28. Any male friend trying to offer dating advice

    29. Telling your friends about every semi attractive guy you see and how you have fallen in love with them

    30. So you become borderline obsessed even though you have never talked

    31. Trying to be coy when a hot guy talks to you

    32. When people give you the god awful advice of "Be yourself"

    33. When someone is just stringing you along and youre like:

    34. And then they think you're crazy

    35. You're still planning for the future, though

    36. Keeping your friends as your first priority

    37. Exploring options... like cat lady options