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  • 15 Fantastic Gifts for Single Women

    15 Fantastic Gifts for Single Women

    What do you get for the single woman on your list? If she has everything, or you just don’t know her well, you might be stumped. That’s why I’ve created this list of 15 fantastic gifts for single women. What to Buy a Single Woman I don’t know about you, but when I’m stumped by…

  • Spinster, Don’t Fear the Reaper | Why I Don’t Fear Dying Alone

    Spinster, Don’t Fear the Reaper | Why I Don’t Fear Dying Alone

    I’m not afraid of dying alone. If you’ve followed this blog, you might be thinking, “Lils, that’s easy for you to say. You’re not really alone. You’re in a living-apart-together relationship. You’ll have someone there when you get old.” But the truth is, that’s probably not going to be the case. Given the significant age…

  • Designing Your Death as a Single Woman | A Spinster’s Guide to Death

    Designing Your Death as a Single Woman | A Spinster’s Guide to Death

    ‘Designing your death?’  you may be thinking. ‘Is she really writing a blog on how to die as a lonely, old woman?’ Don’t worry, I’m not. I’m simply telling you how you can plan for your death so you won’t fear dying alone. Contrary to popular belief: I touched on this in the last blog, but the…

  • How to Plan Your Death | A Guide for Single Women

    How to Plan Your Death | A Guide for Single Women

    You know why you need to plan your death as a single woman. But do you know how? In part 2 of A Spinster’s Guide to Death, I’m going to tell you how to plan your death as an unmarried, childfree woman. Why This Is a Must-Read Blog Let me be clear. You could go…

  • Why You Need to Plan Your Death | A Guide for Single Women

    Why You Need to Plan Your Death | A Guide for Single Women

    If you’re a single woman, you need to plan your death. Actually, if you’re anyone you need to plan your death. But this post is directed specifically at solo/single women. The Spinster’s Guide to Death is a 4-part series on (you guessed it): Death and the Single Woman The fear of dying alone has prompted…

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