The empowering celebrity quotes about being single that prove you don't need a man
This Valentine's Day, we're all for celebrating every type of love - including (and especially), self-love. So if you're feeling at all gutted about being single this February 14, which you really shouldn't be, we're here to offer some words of motivation courtesy of the most empowering women in showbiz.
So here are 14 kickass celebrity quotes about being single that will leave you feeling so damn empowered. And yes, some of them are coupled up now, but that doesn't mean they don't talk common sense...
Getty ImagesRihanna
"Guys need attention. They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then. I’ll give it to my family, I’ll give it to my work – but I will not give it to a man right now."
PA PhotosTaylor Swift
"Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I like to do things that glorify being alone. I buy a candle that smells pretty, turn down the lights and make a playlist of low-key songs. If you don't act like you've been hit by the plague when you're alone on a Friday night, and just see it as a chance to have fun by yourself, it's not a bad day."
Getty ImagesSophia Bush
"I don't think you can really, truly be the partner you want to be until you know on an absolute level that you are a complete person on your own. I think that's something all women deserve to know."
REX FeaturesKaty Perry
"I’ve learnt I’m in a very modern fairytale, but I also know I don’t need the Prince Charming to have a happy ending. I can make the happy ending myself."
Getty ImagesNina Dobrev
"People aren't defined by their relationships. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships."
PASalma Hayek
"It's nice to have a relationship, but women have become addicted. You can have a relationship with God. With nature. With dogs. With yourself. And yes, you can also have a relationship with a man, but if it's going to be a shitty one, it's better to have a relationship with your flowers."
Rex FeaturesHalle Berry
"A man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I’m the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don’t have a cherry."
Rex FeaturesEva Longoria
"I'm not alone! I'm with myself. And myself is fabulous.'"
Getty ImagesElisabeth Moss
“It’s fun to go out at night and not know what’s going to happen, I’m addicted and obsessed with my freedom in that sense."
Getty ImagesJanuary Jones
"Do I want a partner? Maybe. But I don't feel unhappy or lonely. It would have to be someone so amazing that I would want to make room. Someone who would contribute to my happiness and not take away from it."
Getty ImagesJennifer Aniston
"Women are realising it more and more knowing that they don't have to settle with a man just to have that child. Times have changed and that is also what is amazing is that we do have so many options these days."
Rex FeaturesPenelope Cruz
"I think it will be better when I get involved with someone again, because I made this time for me. I haven’t really been single for a while, and I think it’s been good for me, to lose the fear to be like this."
Getty ImagesMindy Kaling
"In my 20s, I was not only boy-crazy, but marriage and relationship crazy… Now it’s almost the opposite. My work is so rewarding and I’m so self-centred about it that I’m kind of excited about not having to go home and ask someone about their day."
Hayden Panettiere
“It’s when you’re not looking for anything that something winds up coming along. It’s about learning how to be just with yourself and that you don’t need to be in a relationship. You don’t need anyone around to fulfil you.”
