One Sweet Single Life

Feeling Settled While Still Wanting More


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What does it mean to build a grounded, meaningful life while still remaining open to change?

In this episode, we’re talking about the tension so many single women quietly carry: wanting roots, stability, community, and a sense of home… while also knowing that life may still shift in unexpected ways.

Maybe you’re unsure what country you’ll ultimately live in. Maybe your career feels open-ended. Maybe you desire marriage while also genuinely loving your current life. Maybe part of you feels emotionally split between multiple possible futures.

Inspired by a listener email from a woman living abroad in Spain, this conversation explores what it looks like to stop treating your life like a temporary waiting room and begin fully inhabiting the present — even when the future remains uncertain.

We talk about:
• why so many women today feel “in between”
• the emotional exhaustion of instability and open-endedness
• the temptation to postpone joy, rootedness, and commitment
• the difference between peace and permanence
• why wanting change doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful
• how social media glamorizes freedom but rarely talks about the instability that can come with it
• the fear beneath restlessness and decision paralysis
• building internal stability through rhythms, prayer, friendships, and meaningful work
• learning how to build roots without demanding guarantees

You do not need complete certainty in order to begin building a beautiful life.

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One Sweet Single LifeBy Marilis Pineiro and Gabrielle Estrada