Things you only know if you're single...

The Times magazine on Saturday has a wonderful little column by Hannah Betts called 'Things you only know if you're single.' It's funny and very knowing. For example, TYOKIYS include;

• you can see why all you're single friends are single - but can't see why you still are
• bank holidays are miserable - for May Day read Mayday

This week it was "Swofties are taking over from cougars." Swofties? Single women over fifty who like clubbing, tweeting and exotic holidays - see here.

What I like is the concept is slightly ridiculed and that we mustn't forget that "today's Swoftie is tomorrow's Single Woman Over Seventy Who Considers Eating Cat Food."

Just as Bridget Jones' Diary let out too many secrets about the female mind, and High Fidelity gave away far too much of what really goes on in a bloke's mind - the TYOKIYS column might be letting the reality of singledom out of the bag!