Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives
Embrace the joy of living a single and childfree life

New research shows that unmarried and childfree women are statistically the happiest demographic in society, and 1 in 5 adults today are choosing to be childfree. So why does being single still come with such stigma attached? Lucy Meggeson believes it's time to level the playing field and ask the very important question: what the hell is going on?

Shiny Happy Singles is an investigation of sorts, based on Lucy's hypothesis that posits the following: being single is an equally valid life path as any other, equal in the good bits and equal in the bad. Being single and not having children is, quite simply, different. It lends itself to different highs and different lows, different joys and different sorrows. It is not a lesser path, but the world still believes that it is.

Each chapter dives into a different theme, including finance, travel, joy and fulfilment, sex, career, money, autonomy and home. Lucy compares and contrasts each theme through her conversations with women, as well as using broader research into what it means to be a single woman, both now and throughout history.

Shiny Happy Singles is an inspiring and empowering call for single and childfree women to make the most of their life and release any feelings of shame and lack. Whatever path you choose, you are not alone and you have everything you need within you to live a fabulous life.
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Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives
Embrace the joy of living a single and childfree life

New research shows that unmarried and childfree women are statistically the happiest demographic in society, and 1 in 5 adults today are choosing to be childfree. So why does being single still come with such stigma attached? Lucy Meggeson believes it's time to level the playing field and ask the very important question: what the hell is going on?

Shiny Happy Singles is an investigation of sorts, based on Lucy's hypothesis that posits the following: being single is an equally valid life path as any other, equal in the good bits and equal in the bad. Being single and not having children is, quite simply, different. It lends itself to different highs and different lows, different joys and different sorrows. It is not a lesser path, but the world still believes that it is.

Each chapter dives into a different theme, including finance, travel, joy and fulfilment, sex, career, money, autonomy and home. Lucy compares and contrasts each theme through her conversations with women, as well as using broader research into what it means to be a single woman, both now and throughout history.

Shiny Happy Singles is an inspiring and empowering call for single and childfree women to make the most of their life and release any feelings of shame and lack. Whatever path you choose, you are not alone and you have everything you need within you to live a fabulous life.
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Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives

Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives

by Lucy Meggeson
Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives

Shiny Happy Singles: Celebrating the Joy of Independent, Childfree Lives

by Lucy Meggeson

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Overview

Embrace the joy of living a single and childfree life

New research shows that unmarried and childfree women are statistically the happiest demographic in society, and 1 in 5 adults today are choosing to be childfree. So why does being single still come with such stigma attached? Lucy Meggeson believes it's time to level the playing field and ask the very important question: what the hell is going on?

Shiny Happy Singles is an investigation of sorts, based on Lucy's hypothesis that posits the following: being single is an equally valid life path as any other, equal in the good bits and equal in the bad. Being single and not having children is, quite simply, different. It lends itself to different highs and different lows, different joys and different sorrows. It is not a lesser path, but the world still believes that it is.

Each chapter dives into a different theme, including finance, travel, joy and fulfilment, sex, career, money, autonomy and home. Lucy compares and contrasts each theme through her conversations with women, as well as using broader research into what it means to be a single woman, both now and throughout history.

Shiny Happy Singles is an inspiring and empowering call for single and childfree women to make the most of their life and release any feelings of shame and lack. Whatever path you choose, you are not alone and you have everything you need within you to live a fabulous life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399416474
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 06/19/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224

About the Author

Lucy Meggeson is a former BBC Radio 2 producer and host of the Spinsterhood Reimagined podcast. She's a regular on Jo Good's BBC Radio London show and has been a guest on various other radio and podcasts, including Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show and Peter McGraw's Solo: The Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life. Lucy is based in London. She's childfree and has been single for almost seven years. She lives alone and enjoys a full, peaceful, contented and meaningful life (with a cat).
Lucy Meggeson is a former BBC Radio 2 producer and host of the 'Spinsterhood Reimagined' podcast. She's a regular on Jo Good's BBC Radio London show and has been a guest on various other radio and podcasts, including Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 show and Peter McGraw's 'Solo: The Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life'. Lucy is based in London. She's childfree and has been single for almost seven years. She lives alone and enjoys a full, peaceful, contented and meaningful life (with a cat).

Table of Contents

Introduction

Freedom
Living Alone
Solo Travel
Not Having Kids
Sex
Career and Financial Independence
Friendships and other relationships
Solitude

Closing Thoughts and Practical Tips
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