SINGLE SAFETY
Are we raising the risks for singles?
Safety isn't only about physical harm. And risks don't only come from strangers.
The way we think about, treat and create environments for single people can affect their wellbeing, choices and vulnerability.
Single Safety asks us to look at the role we all play in our families, friendships, workplaces and communities.
SEE WHAT WE MEAN ↓SINGLE SAFETY DAY
SINGLE SAFETY DAY
DECEMBER 11
A day to bring attention to the pressures, assumptions and environments that can affect the choices, wellbeing and safety of single people, and the role we all play in changing those conditions.
The holidays bring gatherings, old friends and year-end reflection, and with them questions, comparisons and expectations about who is partnered and who isn't. So we chose December 11, before the season is in full swing.
WHAT SINGLE PEOPLE HEAR EVERY DAY
“When are you getting married?”
I want you to be happy.
You're behind.
“You're too picky.”
Give someone a chance.
Your standards are the problem.
“Have you tried…?”
I'm trying to help.
You're not trying hard enough.
“I can't believe you're still single.”
There must be a reason.
“Can you cover at work?”
They have more time.
Single means available.
GOOD INTENTIONS CAN STILL CREATE PRESSURE.
ONE ACTION YOU CAN TAKE
At family gatherings, workplaces, parties and in everyday conversations, even well-intentioned comments can add to the pressure single people already carry.
RETIRE ONE SENTENCE.
What's one thing you'll stop saying, asking or assuming about single people?
RETIRED
IT'S RETIRED.
One less assumption to carry forward.
PASS IT ON.
Single Safety changes when more of us start noticing the role we play. Send this to someone you'd like to bring into the conversation.
YOUR SENTENCE STAYS PRIVATE.
ONLY THE COUNT IS RECORDED.
WHY THIS MATTERS
For some people, repeated pressure can create self-doubt and urgency, making it harder to trust their judgement, maintain their standards or hold their boundaries.
CHOICES →↓ VULNERABILITY
SAFETY IS MORE THAN PHYSICAL.
It can also mean emotional, psychological and financial safety, including being able to trust your judgement, hold your boundaries and make choices without manipulation or exploitation.
THIS DAY IS PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.
Single Safety Day is one moment in a wider movement looking at how we THINK about singlehood, TREAT single people and create safer, more trusted ways to MEET.
Want to be part of what comes next?
EXPLORE THE SINGLE SAFETY MOVEMENT →FOUNDED BY
Single Safety Day was founded by psychologist Shazaf Moonis, whose work examines how the ways we think about, treat and create environments for single people can affect wellbeing, vulnerability and safety.