how i learned to love being single (+ why you should too)

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Published 2020-02-20
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In this sleep deprived girl talk, I talk about how I learned to be happily single and dissect all of the societal + internal pressures I felt to be in a relationship. I originally filmed this the day before Valentines Day for my fellow single ladies so sorry it’s a bit late!

✰ CHAPTERS ✰
1:38 a note about double standards
2:38 my history + mindset shift through high school, college, and now
5:22 ~let’s dissect my internalized misogyny~ aka analyze the pressure to be in a relationship
5:30 problematic ideals in rom coms
7:26 validation from male attention
11:10 fear of aging
14:48 vicarious success
17:49 slut shaming / stigma around causal sex
20:01 tips for being happy single

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F A Q
what’s your name? ashley
what’s your instagram? @best.dressed
how old are you? 21 (born in 1998)
how tall are you? 5'5"
what’s your ethnicity? half british and half burmese
what equipment do you use to film?
➭ main camera: panasonic lumix gh5s (amzn.to/2Nb0W1z)
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➭ mic: rode videomic pro+ (amzn.to/2QHfZBU)
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➭ canon m50 (amzn.to/2Dp1bnk)
➭ editing: final cut pro

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All Comments (21)
  • @lyra_v
    "this scene is so sexist my boobs retracted into my body" i felt that...like jesus christ hollywood
  • @misslyntheena
    „Being single doesn’t mean that you are alone!“ LOUDER FOR MY MUM IN THE BACK
  • @_kyramisu_
    I think the hardest time to be single is after you felt what its like to actually be in love. The shift back to going about your day to day without being in love in hard. Its like "wait no i just discovered this wonderful life changing thing and now i have to go back to not having it?!?!" First real heartbreak is the worst but the most character changing
  • @bloomingday4231
    17:00 "don't settle into the mindset of being the sidekick or the love interest. you're still the protagonist of your own life." YESSSS ASHLEY!!! THANK U FOR SAYING THIS... i really needed to hear this
  • @nadinengo4627
    pros of being single: you dont have to share your baguettes
  • @dr.drishti
    "My life is not a rom com, it's a comedy sitcom with 10 seasons and I'm on season 2." New life motto tbh
  • @kategmil
    I'm 30 and still young! Broke up with my long term partner last year and now doing the masters of my dreams. Living with my best friend, studying and making music :) I finally have the time and confidence to be the person I always wanted to be. Of course I get lonely sometimes but I don't miss other people as much as I used to miss myself! ❤
  • This is so relatable. Only recently did I finally learn the lesson that male attention is 1) cheap 2) abundant and 3)unrewarding.
  • @liaf3iry
    Ashley saying “Hunt down a man” just had me imagining a cartoon Ashley hiding in the bushes with a oversized butterfly net trying to entrap a man
  • @chloebooher
    Ashley: I still have 9 years until I'm 30 Me a 29 year old woman: Ashley: and even at 30 I'll still be really young! Me: yes
  • @Key_tiii
    “Every single year, I feel like a different person” I KNOOOWWWWWW ME TOOOOO
  • @heyheyvicky1498
    27yo here, 10 months til divorced: Use ur 20ies as Ahley said: have fun out there, make experiences, build your character and your career. There is no warranty the person you have is going to stay. I was in a relationship since I was 20, married and now he's gone, I wasted so much time and didn't do anything for myself, relied on him to make me happy and wasn't happy with myself. The only person you will have your entire life is YOU, so marry that person, love her and cherish her!!!! And don't let society pressure you to do anything!
  • “our society has a weird way of hating teenage girls” *cough cough tik tok boys
  • @olena_503
    I am still very young, but the sex culture in our society really scares me. I feel like i will be pressured to have sex immidiately after stepping into a relationship, when i actually like the "no sex before love" principle. it basically means that you and your partner develop a spiritual and emotional connection before developing a physical one. I am not even close to dating yet, but i think about this a lot and it makes me so confused and worried and stressed...
  • @Babyteef
    I’m a male and at first when i watched this i was like “wait i’m a guy this is more for women” but even then i agreed with alot of what you said and as someone struggling with simular issues this was really nice to hear!
  • “We are told that male attention is a limited commodity and that we have to hunt it down in order to feel valuable” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤍
  • @diana-qf5dw
    me: *already loves being single* okay let’s watch this
  • I am 54 years young, single, from Southern Maryland and I really appreciate your honesty in this video. This video is hitting on some points for my life as well. Thank you. I think I'm gonna watch it twice.
  • For me, being in a relationship is like wearing socks all the time. (don't question my weird references, it just popped in my head lol) Yes, wearing socks can be comforting since it's warm and cozy but it's not nice to wear them wherever you go, stepping on something wet with socks on is gross and uncomfortable too and it can also leave a stain or rip the socks apart entirely if you're not careful....