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Another year, another birthday to celebrate. By now, you've had 24 terrific birthdays with 24 unique ways of celebrating. You've thrown yourself big parties for everyone you know, and small ...

Milestone birthdays are often celebrated with parties, but that was the opposite of what I wanted. On my 40th birthday, I spent most of the day alone on purpose. Now, I'm trying to spend more time ...

For some people, the initial thought of spending a birthday alone sounds, well, terrible. You may be one of those people, and thinking to yourself, "Why on Earth would I want to let this day go by ...

Celebrating birthdays alone can be a choice. Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Quiet birthdays offer peace, reflection, and fulfillment. Birthdays are often associated with crowded parties, ...

I'm a girl who loves her independence. Although I'm a proud extrovert, I live on my own, I like being able to get in my car and drive wherever I want, and I enjoy a good solo date. As comfortable as I ...

For a few years now, I've seen people I'm connected to on social media celebrating their 40th birthdays in style. They're renting rooms out in restaurants and throwing a big party with all their ...