It's like the riddle of the Sphinx; why are there so many great unmarried women - and no great unmarried men?
Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City, Season 1 Episode 1In a town where everyone's dying to couple up, sometimes there's nothing better than being out of a relationship. You have time to do your laundry, freedom to play your favorite bad music really loudly... but the best part of being out of a relationship: Plenty of time to catch up with your friends.
Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City, Season 2 Episode 13Tell a man: "I hate you" - you'II have the best sex of your Iife. But tell him: "I Iove you" - you'II probably never see him again.
Men, SexSamantha Jones in Sex And The City, Season 2 Episode 10Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.
Intelligence, Men & WomenNatalie PortmanNo one likes boys! Even girls who like boys can't stand boys!
Soman Chainani in The School for Good and Evil - A World Without PrincesMomma's dating life is like that desert - nothing in sight as far as the eye can see.
Georgia Miller in Ginny & Georgia, Season 1 Episode 1Rich and single, I wonder what he looks like - you rarely get the trifecta.
Lynette Scavo in Desperate Housewives, Season 8 Episode 1Brokers give investment advice. Architects - design advice. Single people give married friends tidbits from their sexual escapades.
SexCarrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City, Season 1 Episode 3Dating Apps? No thanks, if I wanted to talk to someone for hours and accomplish nothing, I'd contact tech support.
NerdsUnknownThere's lots of good fish in the sea... maybe... but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you're not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.
D. H. Lawrence in Lady Chatterley's LoverJim: "Here's an easy one, okay: 'Attractive single white female, fun-loving, youthful mind seeks outgoing companion.' Attractive: ugly."
Oz: "Fun-loving: insane."
Kevin: "Unlisted age plus 'youthful mind' equals 'Old'."
Jim: "No, 'charming' is old. 'Older' is really old. 'Youthful mind' is dead."
Being single's an attitude. The minute you are desperate for a relationship, never gonna find one.
Billy Burns in Uncoupled, Season 1 Episode 1I was difficult. An emotionally challenging puzzle he wasn't up for solving. Which was fine. I wasn't in the mood to be solved.
Colleen Hoover in VerityCome on, you urgently need a self-esteem boost. And someone to remove the cobwebs in your head and your lady parts.
Dark Desire, Season 1 Episode 1Stay single as long as you can - you'll be married the rest of your life.
Jimmy GaroppoloWe don't have power over when guys treat us like shit. But what we can control is how much we let it affect us. So, I say the four of us go out, get tanked, and, who knows, maybe we'll end up meeting a guy who doesn't treat us like garbage. Or not. It doesn't matter. At least we'll be having fun.
Bela Malhotra in The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 1 Episode 1Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dote and swoon and fawn
On a lady who's withdrawn
It's she who holds her tongue who get's a man
We live in such a disconnected and distracted world. Your value is often judged solely by the photo in your dating app.
Vanessa Lachey in Love Is Blind, Season 1 Episode 1What does a woman want? More.
Chris EvansWhat you really want is someone you can hang around with on a Sunday afternoon and watch a TV show with, and do nothing, and feel like it's the most fun ever.
SundayAziz AnsariI'd start seeing a guy, felt like I was rolling a dice. I was getting threes. Maybe a four if I was lucky. We deserve a six, right?
Rebecca Webb in The One, Season 1 Episode 1All my friends are getting married. I guess I’m just at that age where people give up.
Amy SchumerBeing single doesn't mean your weak. It means your strong enough to wait for what you deserve.
Niall HoranBetty McLeish: "So tell me, have you done this a lot? Met people on the computer service? Don't you find it's always the same?"
Roy Courtnay: "You mean the anticipation, followed by the letdown?"
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
Queen Elizabeth IJulie: "No man has seen you naked in years. Except your doctor."
Susan: "And he retired. I try not to take that personally."
If a man is over 30 and single, there's something wrong with him. It's Darwinian, they're being weeded out from propagating the species.
Miranda Hobbes in Sex And The City, Season 2 Episode 3People go to casinos for the same reason they go on blind dates, hoping to hit the jackpot. But, mostly, you just wind up broke or alone in a bar. If we know the house always wins, why gamble?
GamblingCarrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City, Season 5 Episode 3Lily: "Anytime a single guy hangs out with a married woman there are rules that must be followed: Rule number one..."
Barney: "Don't use the husband's condoms, that's just rude!"