I've become a member of the segment of the world's population of bitter single people. And I've realized some things about bitter single people that the general public does not seem to have... that they should know.

Yes, a percentage of bitter single people are bitter because they are alone, or lonely... or because they cannot find someone to their liking, or they cannot have someone of their liking... But those aren't the only reasons bitter single people are bitter.

A percentage of us, including myself, are not bitter because we are alone... but because of how we are perceived as single people. People assume we are looking for partners, but are failing... People think there is something wrong with us because we are still single at our age; we must be less desirable than those who have consistently been able to find partners. If we're ugly and single, people assume it's 'cuz we're ugly; if we're pretty and single, they assume we have character flaws that outweigh the value of our looks. If we say we aren't looking, people don't take us seriously and still try to set us up... sometimes with themselves. Some might try to take advantage of us 'cuz they think we are weak and desperate for lovin'... If we opt to kiss/sleep around, even though responsibly, they think we are whores... or that we're doing something wrong for ourselves or to others.

We are SO misunderstood. And that's why we're bitter...