I would like to propose that we say we’re in our preparation season instead of single. Many of us have old stories around being single. Some of us really feel it around the holidays. I’m pretty neutral about it. It’s a state of being and that’s it. It doesn’t mean anything more than that and I don’t ascribe additional meaning to it. However being in a preparation season has an end date. What you’re preparing for, youre being made ready for. Once you’re ready the opportunity appears. That sounds a whole lot better than being “single”.