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Being the ninth at dinner parties, the fifth at brunch, and the third at the matinee can be awkward. You're the one for whom the waitress has to drag out an extra chair. You're the one who goes stag when wedding invites are "spouses only" to save the couple the cost of feeding some semi-permanent plus one. You're the one they invite that weird co-worker to the party for, so you're not the only single one.
True, good friends will never make you feel like the odd one out. In fact, they will stand and wait politely for that extra chair and call Triple A while you bounce around like a manic squirrel. But there's the inevitable moment at every gathering where it hits you – you are the only single one left.
So how do you deal with it? I have a few methods. Some of 'em nice, some of 'em not.
Click here for Amber's tips on surviving among the wedded ...
