Solo, But Without The FOMO

Third-wheeling your besties all the time? Annoyed at couples that bail on you? Here's howto slay the single life while everyone partners up

- Sneha Krishnan

If Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) shows up on streaming, jump to the bit where she's invited to a dinner party, only to realise that everyone else there is a couple, she's the only solo guest. Worse, her being single is all anyone can talk about. It's mortifying. And two decades on, surely hosts and guests should do better.

Emma Watson prefers the term self-partnered.

Author Sue Grafton says choosing singlehood is almost like being rich. For singles who don't have million-dollar movie and book franchises to their name, here's how to manage everyday life within their coupled-up social circle.