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Happy Valentine’s Day, loves!   While today can be a fun day of sweet notes and candy hearts, I have something I really need to tell any of my single ladies who may be scrolling their social media today feeling left out or unloved. And here it is: I need you to know that today […]

A plea to the single girl on Valentines Day | Single on Valentines Day | Singleness | Singleness Advice | Embracing Singleness | Being Single | Single Life | Single Christian | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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A plea to the single girl on Valentine’s Day

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Online dating has saturated our generation’s dating culture.   It’s brought countless people together, but has also been a point of deep frustration for others (“Why hasn’t he messaged me back?” “Why did we talk for a week and never meet up?” “Why did he swipe right if he wasn’t really interested?!” You feel me?). […]

Five Things to Know Before Online Dating (from a girl who has made every mistake) | Online Dating | Dating Advice | Singleness | Singleness Quotes | Dating Quotes | Online Dating Advice

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Five things to know before online dating (from a girl who has made every mistake)

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“God is writing my love story”   I’ve heard this time and time again from Christian women. In fact, I’ve said it several times myself. And though I believe that it’s true, I’ve most often heard it used as a reason for Christian women not to take action in their dating lives. Specifically, as a reason […]

Should Christian Women Online Date? Thoughts from a Single Girl Who Has Tried It | Online Dating | Christian Online Dating | Dating Advice | Singleness | Singleness Quotes | Dating Quotes | Online Dating Advice

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Should Christian women online date? Thoughts from a Christian girl who has tried it

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Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a significant drop in the number of single men and women around me.    In fact, it’s to the point where I’ve started to wonder if I missed the boat. Like for real though. Did a group of single, Christian young men pull up, find wives, and sail […]

"Did I Miss the Boat?" Encouragement for when you feel like the only single girl left | Christian Singles | Singleness Quotes | Singleness Advice | Life Advice | Single Women

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“Did I miss the boat?” Encouragement for when you feel like the only single girl left

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“When we said you couldn’t get married until you’re 40, we were joking.”   That’s a quote from “The DTR Blog” (if you don’t follow her on Instagram, DO IT NOW) from when she asked people to share ridiculous things their family members said to them about their singleness over the holidays. While I chuckled […]

Four things to remember when someone judges your singleness | Encouragement for singles | Christian Singles | Misunderstanding of Singleness | Singleness Quotes | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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Four things to remember when someone judges your singleness

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Ok ladies.   It’s time to talk honestly about something I’ve heard from so many single Christian women lately. It seems we’ve all been doing an awful lot of number crunching, and the numbers just don’t seem to be adding up.   Based on our calculations, it seems there are far more single Christian women […]

Where did all the single christian men go?: Encouragement for when the options feel limited | Christian Dating | Christian Singles | Singleness Quotes | Single Life | God Quotes | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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“Where did all the single, Christian men go?”: Encouragement for when the options feel limited

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Single-girl-this-is-your-year.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “This is your year.”   That phrase is one of the most reassuring things someone can say to me. To hear that THIS year, THIS YEAR is going to be MY year, and that they believe it to be so. They […]

Single Girl This is Your Year | New Years Resolutions | Singleness Quotes | Being Single | Single and Thriving | Following God | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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Single girl, this is your year

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/I-didn’t-get-married-this-year.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   Well y’all, I didn’t get married this year. Again.   No planning was done, no invitations were sent out. I didn’t walk down an aisle (except at the grocery store, which honestly might be better?). No white dresses were bought, or […]

I didn't get married this year (again): A single girl's year in review | Singleness Quotes | New Years Inspiration | Following God | Year in Review | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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I didn’t get married this year (again): A single girl’s year in review

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In most years past I’ve found myself bargaining with God this time of year.   “Ok God, I was single for the holidays again this year, but next year is the year it’s going to be different, right?” But over the last several years, I’ve grown weary of waiting to live my life until it […]

"Next year will be different, right God?": Finding joy in today while hoping for tomorrow | Single at Christmas | Singleness Quotes | Choosing Joy | The Little Things in Life | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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“But next year will be different, right God?”: Finding joy in today while hoping for tomorrow

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“But wouldn’t it be better if…”   Those words have come out of my mouth more times than I can count. And just seeing them now is immediately deflating. Wouldn’t it be better if… Those words have robbed me of all joy on countless special occasions. Birthdays, weddings, vacations, and especially, the holidays. The second […]

A plea to the single girl at Christmas | Single at Christmas | Singleness Quotes | Choosing Joy | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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A plea to the single girl at Christmas