Cultivating A Healthy Mindset About Being Single
Heather Estep
It’s possible to cultivate a healthy mindset around being single, though the American culture has varying, sometimes contradictory attitudes toward relationships. Some of these ideas cause more confusion about what the good life is. On the one hand, singleness is idolized because being unattached means a person can have as many sexual liaisons as they desire. On the other hand, single shaming occurs within the Christian church and the broader culture. For a person that’s trying to navigate the arena of romantic relationships, these opposite ideas (and myriad others in between) can cause a lot of confusion. When a good thing like marriage becomes an ultimate thing, it occupies our...
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