How to be Single, In Your Mid-Thirties at Weddings

Are you single and find yourself still attending multiple weddings year after year? Do you ever feel bad for yourself like “why are all my friends getting married and I’m still oh so very single?” I’ve thought like this. It’s not easy. Loneliness and weddings can go hand in hand. It’s often exacerbated if you are a bridesmaid and so you are front and center watching the married couple do the first dance and you are trying your hardest not to show your inner feelings in case one of the myriad cameras going off at that time happens to catch your face.

But fear not, my friends. It gets better. You just need to get to your mid-thirties. Reasons why this is the perfect age for weddings:

1. You are still young enough to get down on the dance floor. You can be the first one on the dance floor if you want, who is going to stop you? Do you have a strong desire to do the Conga? Do it. How about the Electric Slide? It’s a classic. Shout? You better be twisting and shouting. Weddings are one of the very few times that there is a dance floor in your life — use it.
2. You can have a conversation with whomever you like. You don’t have to worry about having a date who feels left out so if you are loving your conversation with the bride’s grandmother — keep it going.
3. People are sometimes nicer to people who are single. I once flew to a different state for a friend’s wedding and all of her parents friends looked out for me. It was great and very much appreciated.