The hell of "sad singles" set ups & the need for found family

Amatonormativity is present all year round, but the festive season really brings it out in full force. But what if you want to be single? What if you're aro or ace? What if you don't "just want to settle"? What if you're in a relationship and it's genuinely bad? All these valid points so often get brushed aside by people who are meant to care about us the most. But as I've been showing over this series, sometimes our blood relatives can be the ones who can hurt us the most, not accept us for who we are, and mean it feels like there isn't actually "family" there at all. It's why found family is so important, at least in my opinion, and something which can often run far deeper than traditional "family ties" Let's connect: IG: https://www.instagram.com/bryonyclair... business enquiries only: [email protected] Timestamps: 00:00 another horrible holiday gathering 02:58 Amatonormativity is the "only" path to happiness 06:05 single women are happier - it's true! 09:24 People expect respect and equality in a relationship - a tall ask 13:20 What if your relationship is bad? 15:53 Found family is everything Videos recommended: ‪@romooknee‬    • Amatonormativity   ‪@PhilosophyTube‬    • A Man Plagiarised My Work: Women, Money, a...   IG account ILoveFarahD : https://www.instagram.com/ilovefaride... Resource to easily share for aro/ace folk: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-doe... Studies referenced about women doing more work in cis-het relationships: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tr... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-br... What Are Men Doing While Women Perform Extra Unpaid Labor? Leisure and Specialization at the Transition to Parenthood: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.oecd.org/dev/development-... Studies referenced about men benefitting from marriage and relationships: https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/bl... https://fortune.com/2023/01/13/why-ar... https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/bl...