how i learned to love being single (+ why you should too) @bestdressed
how i learned to love being single (+ why you should too)  @bestdressed
Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this sleep deprived girl talk, I talk about how I learned to be happily single and dissect all of the societal + internal pressures I felt to be in a relationship. I originally filmed this the day before Valentines Day for my fellow single ladies so sorry it’s a bit late!

✰ CHAPTERS ✰
1:38 a note about double standards
2:38 my history + mindset shift through high school, college, and now
5:22 ~let’s dissect my internalized misogyny~ aka analyze the pressure to be in a relationship
5:30 problematic ideals in rom coms
7:26 validation from male attention
11:10 fear of aging
14:48 vicarious success
17:49 slut shaming / stigma around causal sex
20:01 tips for being happy single

✰ OUTFIT ✰
dress: thrifted (similar: bit.ly/2Y9p5hV, bit.ly/3cLCBMJ)
safety pin earrings: i designed them! (enroutejewelry.com/collections/bestdressed/products/safety-pin-earrings-in-silver)

♫ MUSIC ♫
rainy sunday from epidemic sound ➭ bit.ly/2VW00n4
partly sunny by joey pecoraro
special thanks to joey pecoraro for allowing me to use his music! check him out on
youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCXUbxtXlyp-urIb2hRlXRpQ
instagram: instagram.com/joeypecoraro
soundcloud: soundcloud.com/joeypecoraro
spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/44insiIQApkRaCMIbuaISJ

F A Q
what’s your name? ashley
what’s your instagram? @best.dressed
how old are you? 21 (born in 1998)
how tall are you? 5'5"
what’s your ethnicity? half british and half burmese
what equipment do you use to film?
➭ main camera: panasonic lumix gh5s (amzn.to/2Nb0W1z)
➭ 12-35mm lens (amzn.to/2JiSrz7)
➭ mic: rode videomic pro+ (amzn.to/2QHfZBU)
➭ vlog camera: canon powershot g7x mark ii (amzn.to/2DfL4cZ)
➭ canon m50 (amzn.to/2Dp1bnk)
➭ editing: final cut pro

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