Places Where Single Women Are Encouraged to Seek “The One,” and to Which I’ve Gone, Dutifully, to…

Places Where Single Women Are Encouraged to Seek “The One,” and to Which I’ve Gone, Dutifully, to Befriend No One But Likeminded Women

by Amy Mullen

Portuguese Meetup group.

Creative writing class.

Book club.

Dodgeball arena/indoor trampoline park.

Open artists’ studios.

Complimentary boot camp at local sporting goods store.

Weeknight runners’ club.

The subway en route to/from work.

Discount coed gym.

Friends’ parties, all of them, unfailingly, because you never know.

Overpriced New Year’s Eve event.

Out to meet friends, 20 minutes early, on purpose, alone at the bar.

Supermarket at literally every conceivable hour.

Author reading.

Bookstore.

Author reading at bookstore.

Cafe.

Cafe inside bookstore.

The Internet.

Amy Mullen is single.