Stop Thinking Single People Are Lonely or Sad – Toke Makinwa

• Toke Makinwa defends single life, promoting happiness over societal pressure.
• She calls for a shift in mindset regarding singlehood.
• Makinwa challenges the stigma of loneliness among singles.

Media personality and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa has challenged the widespread belief that single individuals are inherently lonely and unhappy.

In a post on the social media platform X, Makinwa highlighted the flawed assumption that life is centered around relationships. She stressed that many single people lead content and fulfilling lives, countering the idea that happiness is solely tied to being in a relationship.

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Makinwa emphasized the importance of personal fulfillment, urging people to prioritize their own happiness over societal pressures to couple up.

She wrote: “Beats me how some people think that every single person is lonely. It’ll shock you how content and happy single people are. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to do life with someone, but if you don’t find your own purpose, you can be with someone and still be lonely.”

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As the New Year approaches, Makinwa called for a shift in mindset, urging people to stop assuming that single individuals are miserable or lonely.

“Let that rubbish behaviour of thinking single people are miserable, lonely, or sad be left in 2024. There are so many people in horrible situations (whatever you call it) that secretly wish they were alone, so let people be,” she wrote.

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