Everything that is wrong with the title of a new book about dating

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Trigger warning: death, dying

About two months ago, I watched the trailer for a new Netflix movie, The Holidate. It’s one of those films that has an entirely predictable storyline; Independent woman who is “unlucky in love” meets a guy who she at first either hates or is indifferent to. This continues for most of the plot until around two thirds of the way through when she realises she is actually in love with him, but it seems to be too late. Then right at the end, it turns out he does actually feel the same and of course they then live happily ever after. What particularly irked me about the trailer was a line from the main character’s mother who, when talking of her own sister who is a single older woman who enjoys dating and sex, said ‘she’s going to die alone.’

I filmed myself ranting about this phrase and posted it to my Instagram Stories and then soon after decided to delete it. I had watched it back and was worried that I sounded bitter. I decided to park the thought and come ba…