Imago

Imago gives us all something to think about, as it offers an enlightening perspective on being single. Singlehood needs to be accepted, understood, and encouraged. Singlehood is our time to explore life and people, to learn who we are, take responsibility for ourselves, and to identify our desires and needs.

 Singlehood can be beneficial whatever your age is. It is a time for healing, re-establishing priorities, becoming happy with yourself, developing friends and interests, possibly going to therapy, and learning how to live and care for yourself. In addition, singlehood is a stage in your growth.

When you successfully work through this stage, you are then ready to be in a long-term, committed relationship. It is then that you will know yourself, be able to be intimate, and can take on the responsibilities of a partnership.

Culturally and historically, having long years of singlehood is a relatively new social standard.

There has been and currently is pressure to get married, and many people go from childhood straight into marriage. It makes sense that it is hard to know how to understand the benefits of singlehood well. Some of us struggle with the reality that we married too young, before getting to know ourselves as a single person. Thus, we have no clear sense of direction and what we want in life.

This perspective helps us understand why we have either not found partnership or experienced failed attempts in relationships. We need to authenticate singlehood as a part of our culture and educate singles of the purpose and benefits of this time of life