Dating around can be fun, but if we’re being honest, there are parts of the experience that are just plain awful: Awkward first dates, weirdos on Tinder, ghosting, the list goes on and on...
For some much-needed comic relief, here are 23 tweets that perfectly sum up the struggles of being single.
*still no response to text 3 years later*
— bananafanafofisa (@lisaxy424) September 21, 2015
wow he's so busy
Humans bored on Earth are like "Look, there's water on that cold, distant, unattainable planet," and that's also a good metaphor for dating.
— Elizabeth Hackett (@LizHackett) September 28, 2015
When you discover a whale can attract a partner in 15 minutes and you can't find one for years. #SingleProblems
— Saskia (@NotSascia) October 21, 2016
couples owe single people compensation for the emotional labor of seeing them in public
— georgy boo-kov (@redstatist) May 8, 2016
Sometimes I'm sad I'm single; sometimes I find half a cranberry muffin under my comforter -- life's a roller coaster ya just gotta ride.
— shelby fero (@shelbyfero) June 17, 2015
Yeah, yeah... rub it in. #justforone #singleproblems Even the vegetables judge me. 😂 pic.twitter.com/eR5SqDU8oq
— Corri Brosius (@CorriBrosius) July 30, 2016
when everyone i've ever dated has had a baby will someone please get me a nice present
— Esther Povitsky (@littleesther) November 4, 2015
.#NoteToSelf: moving to a different room is not going to suddenly make more attractive, single women pop up on @Tinder. #singleproblems
— Josh Damigo (@joshdamigo) September 15, 2016
Dating Tips
— Noodles (@Dawn_M_) October 29, 2013
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Please. I am 36 and live with 2 guinea pigs.
once i get over a hesitation of going to restaurants alone i can finally commit to being single forever
— Flexington Ave Local (@Dr_TacoMD) January 27, 2015
I need a husband just so I'll have someone to hold my stuff when I need to use the bathroom at the airport #singleproblems
— Jaime Kessler (@jaimek2011) September 5, 2016
The best part about being single is that I always get to wear the most comfortable underwear! Worst part? Prob the debilitating loneliness!
— Hollis Jane (@hollis_jane) September 17, 2014
When your date says "I want to keep you. Can I?" & u think she's talking to u but then u see her looking at a labradoodle #SingleProblems
— Timothy Hansen (@TimmyTheG) July 20, 2016
Sometimes I wonder if I'm pregnant and then I realize I would have to be like 19 months pregnant
— Mary Kobayashi (@MaryKoCo) November 5, 2012
Me:"I love being single and being able to focus on just myself"
— Dawsen Di Pietro (@pilot_dawsen) October 19, 2016
Also me: *asks all of my friends to set me up with a girl* #singleproblems
Told my mother to get me something nice while in Croatia, her answer "I don't think he'll fit in my suitcase"...Thanks Ma #singleproblems 😐
— Michelle Leslie (@MichLouise_) October 8, 2016
Cute guy is looking at you at the bar. Smile at him. Realize football game is on behind you. #TheSingleLife
— The Single Life (@The_SingleLife) October 13, 2010
so if i spend my time eating cheese, watching Netflix, n having orgasms alone, i'm 'depressed', but if someone else is there i'm 'in love' ?
— Barbara Gray (@BabsGray) March 28, 2014
The closest thing I get to a cute text is when Netflix emails me about a new show I might like #singleproblems #sothoughtful #netflixisbae
— Hannah Wood (@Montana_53) August 17, 2016
Just did a back bend to zip my dress #singleproblems #af
— Andrea (@andmcelaney) August 8, 2016
sometimes I get sad cus I'm single then I remember Rihanna is single n I get happy then I remember Rihanna is wealthy n I get sad again
— Princess Jeffery (@LilGlolita) April 30, 2016
There should be a "National Thirdwheel's Day" so my couple friends can celebrate me. #singleproblems #wheeloffurtune
— EmilyRose (@EmilyOmale) August 29, 2016
I filled out a dating profile and all I'm compatible with is sleep.
— Elizabeth (@Elizasoul80) April 20, 2015