The Significance of Embracing Singleness
A healthy outlook on being single is crucial for building strong relationships. The more comfortable and content we are with our own company, the better our connections with others can become.

The School of Life
1.2M views • Jan 11, 2023

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One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we are happy to be on our own, the more we will be able to exercise the correct degree of caution around finding a new companion. Discover why the bedrock of true love is happy singledom.
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“One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we are happy to be on our own, the more we will be able to exercise the correct degree of caution around finding a new companion. The bedrock of true love is happy singledom. Yet our societies do very little to help us to be calm or at ease in our own company. Singledom is framed as an involuntary, depressing and always hopefully temporary state…”
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“One of the most important preconditions of a good relationship is a satisfactory perspective on being single. The more we are happy to be on our own, the more we will be able to exercise the correct degree of caution around finding a new companion. The bedrock of true love is happy singledom. Yet our societies do very little to help us to be calm or at ease in our own company. Singledom is framed as an involuntary, depressing and always hopefully temporary state…”
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Watch more films on RELATIONSHIPS in our playlist:
http://bit.ly/TSOLrelationships
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CREDITS
Produced in collaboration with:
Na Na Na Studio
http://nananastudio.com
Leon Moh-Cah
http://leonmohcah.com
Title animation produced in collaboration with
Vale Productions
https://www.valeproductions.co.uk/
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