This refreshing unusual book needs to exist. A culture shift which repositions a single person as someone who is relationshipfree complete and not lacking is long overdue. The iAbsolutely fcking brilliant Florence GivenHaving a secret single freakout Feeling the red heartshaped urgency intensify as the years roll on by Oh hi Youre in the right place.Over half of Brits aged 2544 are now single. Its become the norm to remain solo until much later in life given the average marriage ages of 35 women and 38 men. Many of us are choosing never to marry at all. But society films song lyrics and our parents are adamant that a happy ending has to be coupleshaped. That were incomplete without an other half like a bisected panto pony. Cue single sorrow. Dating like its a job. Spending half our lives waiting for somebodywefancy to text us back. Feeling haunted by the terms spinster or confirmed bachelor.Catherine Gray took a whole year off dating to find single satisfaction. She lifted the lid on the reasons behind the global single revolution explored the bizarre ways cultures singleshame detached from all the good ones are gone panic and debunked the myth that married people are much happier.Lets start the reverse brainwash in order to locate and luxuriate in single happiness. Are you inSpoiler youre already wholePRAISE FOR CATHERINE GRAYS WRITINGFascinating. Bryony GordonNot remotely preachy. The TimesJaunty shrewd and convincing. The Telegraph Admirably honest light bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying. The GuardianTruthful modern and real. StylistBrave witty and brilliantly written. Marie ClaireHaunting admirable and enlightening. The Pool