To the girl who will be spending this summer single. To the girl who just got dumped. To the girl who finally realised her worth and did the dumping. To the girl who has been flying solo for years. To any girl spending this summer single.
This is your season. This is your Single Girl Summer: The Nostalgic Edition.
Maybe it doesn’t feel that way yet. Maybe you’re heartbroken. Maybe you feel lonely. Maybe summers have always been about hoping for someone special to come along or holding on to someone who wasn’t meant for you. But what if this summer is different?
What if this summer is the one you’ll remember forever—not because of some fleeting romance or dreamy holiday fling, but because it’s the summer you fell in love with you.
Maybe you’re used to summers spent planning your every move, every outfit, every word—curating your life to meet someone else’s expectations. But not this summer.
This summer, you are free.
Free to do whatever you want, however you want, without worrying what anyone else thinks. Free to trade smoky eyeliner for the glow of bare, natural skin. Free to order the biggest bowl of spaghetti on the menu—not the dainty salad—and savor every bite, without worrying about the mess or impressing anyone but yourself.
Wear the dress that makes you feel summerly, even if it’s not trendy. Or wear your oldest, comfiest shorts, the ones that make you feel like yourself. Let your hair get salty and wild, your nose get a little sun kissed. Show off your freckles. Spend less time in front of the mirror and more time looking at the world around you—the sunsets, the ocean, the possibilities.
This summer, you’re not here to be judged, admired, or validated. You’re here to live.
Go to the beach, even if you go alone. Order the strawberry sundae and don’t rush to finish it. Take a road trip with your best girls, windows down, music up. You can’t have too many Girls Weekends this summer. Wear that bold red lipstick, or don’t – whatever makes you happy.
Think back to the summers of your childhood—the lemonade stand, the salt of the sea on your skin, the bike rides with no destination, the freedom to enjoy summer for exactly what it is. Never any pressure to be anyone but yourself.
This is your summer to be messy, comfortable and beautifully selfish. Say yes to yourself in ways you’ve been too afraid to before. Say no to things that don’t serve you.
And if you happen to find yourself in a summer fling—because hey, you’re single, after all—keep it short and sweet. Make sure that he has been flung by the weekend. ‘Cos you got plans with yourself.
The truth is, you don’t need someone else to make this summer unforgettable. You already have everything you need to turn it into something extraordinary—your own magic, your own strength, your own self.
So here’s to an endless summer of chasing sunsets, dancing barefoot, midnight swims and letting go of any inhibitions of the past. Here’s to lazy afternoons, poolside Margaritas, and laughing so hard your sides ache. Here’s to you, and the nostalgic, carefree summer you’ll never forget.
This is your Single Girl Summer—make it unapologetically yours. Make it one you’ll always remember.
