'My Married Friends Won't Shut Up About How Single I Am!'

Setting a firm boundary is always hard and feels awkward. Learn to draw strength from that awkwardness and you pick up a new superpower along the way.

Narrow View (1961) by Helen Lundeberg

Dear Polly,

I’m in my early thirties and have been single for the last five years. I really want to meet my guy, and though I’ve had long stretches where I’ve been a recluse, I’ve also put myself out there, done the online dating thing and had a couple go-nowhere situations with a couple men. It’s been tough in the be…