Onely Hearts Valentine’s Day February 14, 2012
Posted by Onely in We like. . ., Your Responses Requested!.Tags: candy hearts, lonely hearts, National Singles Week, single and happy, singles blog
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My co-blogger Lisa and I historically have struggled with what to write for our Valentine’s Day post. As a blog about progressive singlehood, we feel we are expected to write something. But one can only write so many times about what a dumb holiday Valentine’s Day is, before one begins to bore oneself.
So this year we’re writing about the non-dumb side of Valentine’s Day, which is, of course, CANDY HEARTS!
I love those little chalky pastel-colored hearts, not only because they are calorie- and sugar-free (they dissolve so delightfully on the tongue, how could they contain anything but fizz and love?). I also love how the classic candy hearts are printed with messages that range from sweet to desperate to creepy: Honey Bee. Cutie Pie. Sweet Love. Be good. My baby. Hug me. Let’s kiss. All mine. Do me. (Ok, maybe not that last one.)
We need bags of hearts for each and every holiday, especially National Singles Week. Oh yeah, an entire week’s worth of candy hearts! Poor one-day Valentine’s fans can suck it (literally).
Copious Readers, what words would you stamp on candy hearts for National Singles’ Week in September (I plan early)? We haven’t yet gotten much of a response from you on our request for Renga poems, so we’re going to keep poking away at your creative potential until it bursts forth. Like a geyser. Or a zit. Either will be fine.
Here are some suggestions off the top of my head, ranging from personal to political to dorky: Not alone. Equal pay. All families. Single mom. Single dad. Stop showers. Who’s selfish? Super solo. One fun. Not looking. Live alone. Cohabitate. Love too. Myth free. So fine.
–Christina
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Singles’ Crawl: Laura Dave on Living Single Blog September 25, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: blog crawl, laura dave, Living Single, National Singles Week, single and happy
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
Guess what — we’re nearing the end — it’s Day 6, and we want YOU to visit Living Single, where novelist Laura Dave (The Divorce Party) tells us how she feels about the single life.
(p.s. — don’t forget to come back tomorrow, where Dr. Bella DePaulo has something to say, right here on Onely!)
Singles’ Crawl: Marryanne Comaroto on Dating Advice Almost Daily September 24, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: blog crawl, dating advice almost daily, marryanne comaroto, National Singles Week
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
Day 5: Please visit Dating Advice Almost Daily, where Marryanne Comaroto, author of Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers, offers her perspective on living solo.
Singles’ Crawl: Terry Hernon MacDonald on Sex, Lies and Dating September 23, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: blog crawl, National Singles Week, sex lies and dating, single women rule, terry hernon macdonald
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
Day 4: Today, Terry Hernon MacDonald of Single Women Rule offers her two cents on Sex, Lies and Dating.
Singles’ Crawl: Ronnie Ann Ryan at Single Women Rule September 22, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: blog crawl, National Singles Week, ronnie ann ryan, single women rule
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
It’s Day 3: Pop on over to Single Women Rule, where dating coach Ronnie Ann Ryan offers her perspective on being single and happy.
Singles’ Crawl: Simone Grant on Singlutionary September 21, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: and dating, blog crawl, lies, National Singles Week, sex, simone grant, singlution, singlutionary
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
Day 2: Run, don’t walk, to Singlutionary to read what blogger-extraordinaire Simone Grant (of Sex, Lies, and Dating) makes of the Singlution!
Singles’ Crawl: Kimberly Dawn Neumann on That Happened to Me September 20, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: blog crawl, kimberly dawn neumann, National Singles Week, single and happy, that happened to me
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
We’re celebrating with a blog crawl!
Although the myriad views of singlehood expressed by participants in this blog crawl do not necessarily reflect Onely’s specific approach to singles’ advocacy, we are happy for the chance to celebrate Unmarried Single Americans Week by participating in this dialog of diverse voices in the discussion of singles’ rights, single living, and single sundries.
It’s Day 1: Head over to That Happened to Me blog to read what relationship journalist and author Kimberly Dawn Neumann has to say about the single life.
Better than a Pub Crawl: National Singles’ Week Blog Crawl! September 18, 2009
Posted by Onely in Guest Bloggers, Guest Posts, single and happy, Singles Resource, Some Like It Single.Tags: and dating, bella depaulo, blog crawl, dating advice almost daily, kimberly dawn neumann, laura dave, lies, Living Single, maryanne comaroto, National Singles Week, ronnie ann ryan, sex, simone grant, single and happy, single women rule, singlutionary, that happened to me
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Happy National Singles’ Week!!
To celebrate, we’re thrilled to be participating in a first-ever blog crawl! For the next six days, when you hit us here, we’ll redirect you elsewhere (details below). And next Saturday, September 26th, to conclude the crawl, we’ll be hosting Singles-Advocate Extraordinaire, Dr. Bella DePaulo here at Onely!
So, Copious Readers: Pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine, and let’s get our READ on!
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Join millions of people as they crawl the web’s most popular blogs for singles, during the first SingleWomenRule.com’s Blog Crawl for National Singles Week. In the virtual world, a blog crawl works like a pub crawl, or museum crawl in the real world; each day, you’ll visit a designated blog to read featured blog posts from our favorite voices in the singles community.
“The Blog Crawl is an excellent example of the strength and connectivity of the online singles community,” said Terry Hernon MacDonald of SingleWomenRule.com. Hernon MacDonald, author of the e-book, How to Attract and Marry the Man of Your Dreams, co-founded SingleWomenRule.com last August.
Featured guest bloggers include Dr. Bella DePaulo, notable psychologist and author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After; author of the novel The Divorce Party, Laura Dave; dating/relationship writer and author of The Real Reasons Men Commit, Kimberly Dawn Neumann, writer Simone Grant of Sex, Lies and Dating, dating coach Ronnie Ann Ryan of NeverTooLate.biz, and Maryanne Comaroto, author of Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers.
“We hand-picked the guest bloggers and host blogs for their tenacious spirit and voice,” said Hernon MacDonald. “Guiding readers from blog to blog in a crawl helps each blog build their readership, while bringing a fresh perspective and new audience via the guest bloggers, each day.” (more…)
National Singles Saturday–Let’s Celebrate! September 25, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, We like. . ..Tags: dedication, delilah, National Singles Week, National Unmarried and Single Americans Week
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Copious Readership,
Call into your favorite radio dedication show, and dedicate a song to yourself. (more…)
That’s Right – We Get a Whole Week, Suckers!!! September 24, 2008
Posted by Onely in Great Onely Activities, We like. . ..Tags: National Singles Week, Onely rocks, we love being single
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Yup. That’s right. Couples get a DAY. We get a WEEK!!! (Not that this is a competition or anything — I’m just sayin’!)
Maybe we should be giving each other gifts — I believe I promised Christina a jacuzzi some time ago… 🙂
So — how should we celebrate, as a collective 90+-million-or-so bunch? Readers, submit your ideas!!!
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