If you've ever spent time wondering why you're single -- which, please, most of us have at some point -- maybe you should consider flipping your perspective.
One 70-year-old woman in India has a pretty excellent answer for why she's unattached (not that you need one at all).
In a Humans Of Bombay Instagram post that has over two thousand likes, the photo caption reads: "I'm 70, working, happy and still unmarried."
When the woman was asked if there was any particular reason for her singlehood, her answer nails it:Â "No man has been special enough...yet."
Those seven perfect words are a great reminder that preserving your self-worth and standards just might be the key to happiness.Â
Petra Collins
"I’m a 22-year-old artist living in NYC. Shooting from the age of 15, my images are fueled with self-discovery and femininity that explore the complex intersection of life as a young woman online and off."
Instagram/@petrafcollins
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Get your #shine on. #happyplace #breathless #blue #wildocean by: clay wiseman
A photo posted by Mehgan Heaney-Grier (@freediver_mhg) on
Mehgan Heaney-Grier
"As a life-long adventurer with a big passion for sharks, marine conservation, and all things water, I crave wild things and wild places. I strive to do what I can to ensure that my kids -- that all kids, get the chance to experience these wilds too."
Instagram/@freediver_mhg
embed
A photo posted by Sarah Bloom (@sarahrbloom) on
Sarah Bloom
"I’m a 46-year-old freelance photographer and have been taking self-portraits as my primary form of artistic expression since 2006. The exploration of identity as a woman entering middle age has emerged as a persistent theme in my work. I identify with the buildings I photograph in a personal sense as I struggle with getting older and the feeling that I'm running out of time; in a broader sense I extrapolate that to women in society and how we (generally) are treated as we age - as damaged goods and something to be left behind for a newer model. This image is a self-portrait taken in the former J.W. Cooper School in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania."
Instagram/@sarahrbloom
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Get out of your box and explore other surfaces! #areyouyou
A photo posted by Shantell Martin (@shantell_martin) on
Shantell Martin
"Sometimes I have to remind myself to get out of the box, to draw outside the lines to create my own new stories."
Instagram/@shantell_martin
embed
Flashback Friday... #smaw or #stickwelding was the first method I learned.
A photo posted by Alli Meade (@oldsoulstudio) on
Alli Meade
"I’m a 29-year-old female firefighter with a passion for welding and art. My professional and art careers unite when I utilize my arc welding skills to create metal sculptures and furniture. In this image, I am practicing the first method of welding I ever learned -- shielded metal arc welding, or 'stick' welding."
Instagram/@oldsoulstudio
embed
A photo posted by @camillebecerra on
Camille Becerra
"As a NYCÂ chef, food writer and food photography stylist, Instagram allows me to share my cooking processes, ingredient acquisitions and favorite restaurants and chefs both here in NYC and throughout my travels.This image of one of my favorite foods, pizza, was taken on one of my daily walks to work at Prince Street Pizza, a neighborhood slice joint."
Instagram/@camillebecerra
embed
A photo posted by Toyin Ojih Odutola (@obia_thethird) on
Toyin Ojih Odutola
"I like to share the makings of things and what being an artist as a job entails. There are beautiful, exciting, glamorous moments that I savor, but most of it is working alone in the studio, figuring things out. I like to demystify this idea that being a working artist today is a romantic vocation. It's a job that requires a lot of time and effort, like all others. Eureka moments don't happen often; usually it's the day-to-day decisions and actions that are the most important."
Instagram/@obia_thethird
embed
A photo posted by kim meinelt photography (@kimmibird) on
Kim Meinelt
"I have been at Eileen Fisher for 20 years, where I am a Visual Concept Director. An artist and curator of things I love, photography has become my passion of expressing the visual world inside my head. As if listening to old scratchy records, the images bring an era of the past to the present."
Instagram/@kimmibird
embed
feeling bold today. #bold #htmljokes #coderjokes
A photo posted by lauraj (@codergirl_) on
Laura Johannet
"I am a 24-year-old female software engineer. I use photography to capture the humor, challenges and excitement in my industry. This image is meant to play on the meaning of the html 'strong' tags (the manner in which you can bold text in the coding language HTML), but also show how I feel empowered by the work I do."
Instagram/@codergirl_
embed
A photo posted by Eugenia Loli (@eugenia_loli) on
Eugenia Loli
"I'm 42 years old, and I started in tech. Art came late in my life, but in retrospect, that's what I should have always be doing. I do vintage collage, and this image is about all the kinds of satisfaction of the senses."
Instagram/@eugenia_loli
embed
A photo posted by Denisio Truitt (@denisiotruitt) on
Denisio Truitt
Instagram/@denisiotruitt
embed
A photo posted by Lula Hyers (@lulahyers66) on
Lula Hyers
"I am a young queer woman, student, and photographer -- documenting moments in my life and trying to make beautiful pictures of people I love. This image is from a series I made called 'Raver Girls.'"
Instagram/@lulahyers66
embed
A photo posted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (@tlynnfaz) on
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
"I’m an artist based in Brooklyn, New York, and the creator of the international project, Stop Telling Women to Smile -- an art series that addresses gender based street harassment. I use my work to tell the stories of women’s everyday lives. This photo is a snapshot from the process of drawing D’Zhari, a student in Chicago who experiences daily street harassment."
Instagram/@tlynnfaz
embed
A photo posted by ROXX (@roxx_____) on
Roxx
"I've been tattooing and photographing my work throughout my entire career. As a tattoo artist, photography is the way I document my work before it walks out the door. This image captures the transformative power of the tattoo, and celebrates Diane's survival and victory over breast cancer."
Instagram/roxx_____
embed
A photo posted by Girls of New York (@gonymovement) on
Girls of New York (created by Nicole Zivkovic and Miki Nakano)
"We are high school seniors from New York City who created a social media initiative entitled 'Girls of New York,' which is dedicated to sharing the many diverse and inspirational stories of girls and their allies."
Instagram/@gonymovement
embed
Happy International Women's Day. Treat yourself ðŸ'†ðŸ'…ðŸ'🛀 #comics #drawing #feminism #women
A photo posted by Sask (@saskiakeultjes) on
Saskia Keultjes
"I’m a German illustrator in NYC. I make drawings, gifs and comics to capture my thoughts and emotions -- coffee and snacks mostly. This piece is inspired by the struggle of big boobs -- and one of the world's greatest inventions -- and I shared it on International Women's Day."
Instagram/@saskiakeultjes
embed
A photo posted by ➕Size Model | Mom | Feminist🦄 (@tessholliday) on
Tess Holliday
"I'm the world's first size 22 model. I use Instagram as a way to empower other women and share my journey."
Instagram/@tessholliday
embed
A photo posted by Jenn Z (@thesdcowgirl) on
Jenn Zeller
"I'm a 38-year-old artist, an aspiring horseman and part of a ranch family. Through my lens I share the day to day wonders I am blessed to enjoy in South Dakota."
Instagram/@thesdcowgirl
embed
Oh? Happy #nationalspidermanday â˜ºï¸ Suit by @therpcstudio ðŸ"·: @nixja #spidergwen #spiderman
A photo posted by strawburry17 (@strawburry17) on
Meghan Camarena
"I’m a 28-year-old woman inspired by the fictional worlds around me and refuse to be defined by any specific geek subculture. I embrace and live every day of my life as a super hero, in and out of costume."
Instagram/@strawburry17
embed
A photo posted by Alana Smith (@alanasmithskate) on
Alana Smith
"My friends and I were on a Palm Springs skate trip on a journey to have fun and film, just one of our numerous adventures. The concrete bowl I'm skating in the picture was the first stop after the drive from the shores of San Diego to the desert of Palm Springs."
Instagram/@alanasmithskate
embed
Another school. Seriously the community, the kids, and staff said their #1 need was a place to sit.
A photo posted by katiemeyler (@katiemeyler) on
Katie Meyler
"I moved to Liberia 10 years ago when I was 23. I started More Than Me, a school with wraparound services to empower vulnerable girls. Then Ebola hit. We fought with everything we had. I was named a TIME Person of the Year for 2015. Today, More Than Me is working with the government of Liberia to rebuild the entire education system. If Liberia is vulnerable, our girls are vulnerable."
Instagram/@katiemeyler
embed
A photo posted by @katievigos (@empoweredbirthproject) on
Katie Vigos
"I’m a 30-year-old mother to three boys, registered nurse, and wife to my husband of nine years. I tell stories of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood to inspire and empower women. I snapped this photo while breastfeeding my son at the kitchen table during a typical afternoon in our busy, happy lives."
Instagram/@empoweredbirthproject
embed
40th between 7th & 8th, @peachesubc
A photo posted by stace_a_lace (@stace_a_lace) on
Stacey Baker
"I'm a photo editor. Like most women, I'm critical of my body, especially my legs. I've always wanted longer, thinner legs. But it's not long thin legs that make great pictures. Fuller legs do. They're beautiful...they look like sculptures."
Instagram/@stace_a_lace
embed
A photo posted by Patricia Lay-Dorsey (@patricialaydorsey) on
Patricia Lay-Dorsey
"I am a 73-year-old photographer from Detroit, Michigan, who took this selfie on a morning when I was riding an emotional roller coaster, with the highs and lows too close together."
Instagram/@patricialaydorsey
embed
#mom #youhavenothingtoworryabout #moving #nesting #home #family #mentalhealth #mentalillness #shhh
A photo posted by Melissa Spitz (@nothing_to_worry_about) on
Melissa Spitz
"I am a 26-year-old working artist. I have used photography as a cathartic way of understanding life with a mentally ill parent. This is an image of my mother in her living room complaining about her noisy neighbors."
Instagram/@nothing_ to_worry_about,
embed
A photo posted by Julia Xanthos ðŸ'• (@juliaxanthos) on
Julia Xanthos
"Love is holding hands on the sidewalks, kissing at a crosswalk, warm glances on a subway platform, laying in the sand of Coney Island and on the lawns of Central Park -- it is everywhere. Through the process of searching for tender moments of #younglove I finally learned to open my heart and find the love of my life, Tommy."
Instagram/@juliaxanthos
embed
A photo posted by @signepierce on
Signe Pierce
"I am a multimedia artist seeking to explore the heightened reality that occurs within our increasingly digital lives. I photograph, film, and curate myself and my surroundings as an ongoing performance that others can spectate and take part in through social media. This image is a selfie-portrait taken in a vacant strip mall in Hollywood and was inspired by the harsh realities that exist in a town known for its perpetual fantasies."
Instagram/@signepierce
embed
A photo posted by Kate Bingaman-Burt (@katebingburt) on
Kate Bingaman-Burt
"I am an illustrator and the Associate Director of the School of Art + Design at Portland State University. I make work about the things we buy and the feelings we feel. Bright colors, hand lettering, inventories of illustrated objects, rule based systems and input and interaction from people all contribute to the way I make images and projects."
Instagram/@katebingburt
embed
If you've ever spent time wondering why you're single -- which, please, most of us have at some point -- maybe you should consider flipping your perspective.
One 70-year-old woman in India has a pretty excellent answer for why she's unattached (not that you need one at all).
In a Humans Of Bombay Instagram post that has over two thousand likes, the photo caption reads: "I'm 70, working, happy and still unmarried."
When the woman was asked if there was any particular reason for her singlehood, her answer nails it:Â "No man has been special enough...yet."
Those seven perfect words are a great reminder that preserving your self-worth and standards just might be the key to happiness.Â
Petra Collins
"I’m a 22-year-old artist living in NYC. Shooting from the age of 15, my images are fueled with self-discovery and femininity that explore the complex intersection of life as a young woman online and off."
Instagram/@petrafcollins
embed
Get your #shine on. #happyplace #breathless #blue #wildocean by: clay wiseman
A photo posted by Mehgan Heaney-Grier (@freediver_mhg) on
Mehgan Heaney-Grier
"As a life-long adventurer with a big passion for sharks, marine conservation, and all things water, I crave wild things and wild places. I strive to do what I can to ensure that my kids -- that all kids, get the chance to experience these wilds too."
Instagram/@freediver_mhg
embed
A photo posted by Sarah Bloom (@sarahrbloom) on
Sarah Bloom
"I’m a 46-year-old freelance photographer and have been taking self-portraits as my primary form of artistic expression since 2006. The exploration of identity as a woman entering middle age has emerged as a persistent theme in my work. I identify with the buildings I photograph in a personal sense as I struggle with getting older and the feeling that I'm running out of time; in a broader sense I extrapolate that to women in society and how we (generally) are treated as we age - as damaged goods and something to be left behind for a newer model. This image is a self-portrait taken in the former J.W. Cooper School in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania."
Instagram/@sarahrbloom
embed
Get out of your box and explore other surfaces! #areyouyou
A photo posted by Shantell Martin (@shantell_martin) on
Shantell Martin
"Sometimes I have to remind myself to get out of the box, to draw outside the lines to create my own new stories."
Instagram/@shantell_martin
embed
Flashback Friday... #smaw or #stickwelding was the first method I learned.
A photo posted by Alli Meade (@oldsoulstudio) on
Alli Meade
"I’m a 29-year-old female firefighter with a passion for welding and art. My professional and art careers unite when I utilize my arc welding skills to create metal sculptures and furniture. In this image, I am practicing the first method of welding I ever learned -- shielded metal arc welding, or 'stick' welding."
Instagram/@oldsoulstudio
embed
A photo posted by @camillebecerra on
Camille Becerra
"As a NYCÂ chef, food writer and food photography stylist, Instagram allows me to share my cooking processes, ingredient acquisitions and favorite restaurants and chefs both here in NYC and throughout my travels.This image of one of my favorite foods, pizza, was taken on one of my daily walks to work at Prince Street Pizza, a neighborhood slice joint."
Instagram/@camillebecerra
embed
A photo posted by Toyin Ojih Odutola (@obia_thethird) on
Toyin Ojih Odutola
"I like to share the makings of things and what being an artist as a job entails. There are beautiful, exciting, glamorous moments that I savor, but most of it is working alone in the studio, figuring things out. I like to demystify this idea that being a working artist today is a romantic vocation. It's a job that requires a lot of time and effort, like all others. Eureka moments don't happen often; usually it's the day-to-day decisions and actions that are the most important."
Instagram/@obia_thethird
embed
A photo posted by kim meinelt photography (@kimmibird) on
Kim Meinelt
"I have been at Eileen Fisher for 20 years, where I am a Visual Concept Director. An artist and curator of things I love, photography has become my passion of expressing the visual world inside my head. As if listening to old scratchy records, the images bring an era of the past to the present."
Instagram/@kimmibird
embed
feeling bold today. #bold #htmljokes #coderjokes
A photo posted by lauraj (@codergirl_) on
Laura Johannet
"I am a 24-year-old female software engineer. I use photography to capture the humor, challenges and excitement in my industry. This image is meant to play on the meaning of the html 'strong' tags (the manner in which you can bold text in the coding language HTML), but also show how I feel empowered by the work I do."
Instagram/@codergirl_
embed
A photo posted by Eugenia Loli (@eugenia_loli) on
Eugenia Loli
"I'm 42 years old, and I started in tech. Art came late in my life, but in retrospect, that's what I should have always be doing. I do vintage collage, and this image is about all the kinds of satisfaction of the senses."
Instagram/@eugenia_loli
embed
A photo posted by Denisio Truitt (@denisiotruitt) on
Denisio Truitt
Instagram/@denisiotruitt
embed
A photo posted by Lula Hyers (@lulahyers66) on
Lula Hyers
"I am a young queer woman, student, and photographer -- documenting moments in my life and trying to make beautiful pictures of people I love. This image is from a series I made called 'Raver Girls.'"
Instagram/@lulahyers66
embed
A photo posted by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (@tlynnfaz) on
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
"I’m an artist based in Brooklyn, New York, and the creator of the international project, Stop Telling Women to Smile -- an art series that addresses gender based street harassment. I use my work to tell the stories of women’s everyday lives. This photo is a snapshot from the process of drawing D’Zhari, a student in Chicago who experiences daily street harassment."
Instagram/@tlynnfaz
embed
A photo posted by ROXX (@roxx_____) on
Roxx
"I've been tattooing and photographing my work throughout my entire career. As a tattoo artist, photography is the way I document my work before it walks out the door. This image captures the transformative power of the tattoo, and celebrates Diane's survival and victory over breast cancer."
Instagram/roxx_____
embed
A photo posted by Girls of New York (@gonymovement) on
Girls of New York (created by Nicole Zivkovic and Miki Nakano)
"We are high school seniors from New York City who created a social media initiative entitled 'Girls of New York,' which is dedicated to sharing the many diverse and inspirational stories of girls and their allies."
Instagram/@gonymovement
embed
Happy International Women's Day. Treat yourself ðŸ'†ðŸ'…ðŸ'🛀 #comics #drawing #feminism #women
A photo posted by Sask (@saskiakeultjes) on
Saskia Keultjes
"I’m a German illustrator in NYC. I make drawings, gifs and comics to capture my thoughts and emotions -- coffee and snacks mostly. This piece is inspired by the struggle of big boobs -- and one of the world's greatest inventions -- and I shared it on International Women's Day."
Instagram/@saskiakeultjes
embed
A photo posted by ➕Size Model | Mom | Feminist🦄 (@tessholliday) on
Tess Holliday
"I'm the world's first size 22 model. I use Instagram as a way to empower other women and share my journey."
Instagram/@tessholliday
embed
A photo posted by Jenn Z (@thesdcowgirl) on
Jenn Zeller
"I'm a 38-year-old artist, an aspiring horseman and part of a ranch family. Through my lens I share the day to day wonders I am blessed to enjoy in South Dakota."
Instagram/@thesdcowgirl
embed
Oh? Happy #nationalspidermanday â˜ºï¸ Suit by @therpcstudio ðŸ"·: @nixja #spidergwen #spiderman
A photo posted by strawburry17 (@strawburry17) on
Meghan Camarena
"I’m a 28-year-old woman inspired by the fictional worlds around me and refuse to be defined by any specific geek subculture. I embrace and live every day of my life as a super hero, in and out of costume."
Instagram/@strawburry17
embed
A photo posted by Alana Smith (@alanasmithskate) on
Alana Smith
"My friends and I were on a Palm Springs skate trip on a journey to have fun and film, just one of our numerous adventures. The concrete bowl I'm skating in the picture was the first stop after the drive from the shores of San Diego to the desert of Palm Springs."
Instagram/@alanasmithskate
embed
Another school. Seriously the community, the kids, and staff said their #1 need was a place to sit.
A photo posted by katiemeyler (@katiemeyler) on
Katie Meyler
"I moved to Liberia 10 years ago when I was 23. I started More Than Me, a school with wraparound services to empower vulnerable girls. Then Ebola hit. We fought with everything we had. I was named a TIME Person of the Year for 2015. Today, More Than Me is working with the government of Liberia to rebuild the entire education system. If Liberia is vulnerable, our girls are vulnerable."
Instagram/@katiemeyler
embed
A photo posted by @katievigos (@empoweredbirthproject) on
Katie Vigos
"I’m a 30-year-old mother to three boys, registered nurse, and wife to my husband of nine years. I tell stories of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood to inspire and empower women. I snapped this photo while breastfeeding my son at the kitchen table during a typical afternoon in our busy, happy lives."
Instagram/@empoweredbirthproject
embed
40th between 7th & 8th, @peachesubc
A photo posted by stace_a_lace (@stace_a_lace) on
Stacey Baker
"I'm a photo editor. Like most women, I'm critical of my body, especially my legs. I've always wanted longer, thinner legs. But it's not long thin legs that make great pictures. Fuller legs do. They're beautiful...they look like sculptures."
Instagram/@stace_a_lace
embed
A photo posted by Patricia Lay-Dorsey (@patricialaydorsey) on
Patricia Lay-Dorsey
"I am a 73-year-old photographer from Detroit, Michigan, who took this selfie on a morning when I was riding an emotional roller coaster, with the highs and lows too close together."
Instagram/@patricialaydorsey
embed
#mom #youhavenothingtoworryabout #moving #nesting #home #family #mentalhealth #mentalillness #shhh
A photo posted by Melissa Spitz (@nothing_to_worry_about) on
Melissa Spitz
"I am a 26-year-old working artist. I have used photography as a cathartic way of understanding life with a mentally ill parent. This is an image of my mother in her living room complaining about her noisy neighbors."
Instagram/@nothing_ to_worry_about,
embed
A photo posted by Julia Xanthos ðŸ'• (@juliaxanthos) on
Julia Xanthos
"Love is holding hands on the sidewalks, kissing at a crosswalk, warm glances on a subway platform, laying in the sand of Coney Island and on the lawns of Central Park -- it is everywhere. Through the process of searching for tender moments of #younglove I finally learned to open my heart and find the love of my life, Tommy."
Instagram/@juliaxanthos
embed
A photo posted by @signepierce on
Signe Pierce
"I am a multimedia artist seeking to explore the heightened reality that occurs within our increasingly digital lives. I photograph, film, and curate myself and my surroundings as an ongoing performance that others can spectate and take part in through social media. This image is a selfie-portrait taken in a vacant strip mall in Hollywood and was inspired by the harsh realities that exist in a town known for its perpetual fantasies."
Instagram/@signepierce
embed
A photo posted by Kate Bingaman-Burt (@katebingburt) on
Kate Bingaman-Burt
"I am an illustrator and the Associate Director of the School of Art + Design at Portland State University. I make work about the things we buy and the feelings we feel. Bright colors, hand lettering, inventories of illustrated objects, rule based systems and input and interaction from people all contribute to the way I make images and projects."
Instagram/@katebingburt
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