#91: The Painful Truth About Why You’re Still Single

Ready For Love with Hilary Silver

Still single and calling your love life “fine”? Please. Hilary isn’t buying it, and neither should you.

In this episode, Hilary is getting real about the quiet ache that hides behind independence and success. She’s talking about the kind of loneliness that becomes familiar enough to live with, even when it quietly hurts. Maybe you’ve told yourself the timing isn’t right to start dating or to find romance, or that you’re focused on other things. But what if you’ve just gotten comfortable being uncomfortable?

This episode pulls back the curtain on what it really means to “tolerate” being single. Hilary explains how identity, how you see yourself, shapes every part of your love life. Have you started to see yourself as the woman who doesn’t get love? Have you made peace with that story without realizing it?

She shares why doing more won’t fix what’s underneath and how shifting your self-concept is the key to creating the love you want. The question is: how long are you willing to keep calling “fine” good enough?

Episode Highlights:

• The hidden cost of saying you’re “fine”

• How comfort zones quietly become cages

• Why your identity, not your effort, decides what changes

• The subtle ways women block themselves from love

• How to start becoming the version of you who gets everything she wants

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 The Holiday Dilemma of Singleness

02:50 How Tolerating Singleness Keeps You Stuck

06:03 Identity, Self-Perception, and Feeling “Unlovable”

08:57 Breaking the Cycle of Limiting Beliefs

11:47 Becoming the Woman Who Attracts Extraordinary Love

✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.

💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.

🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.

✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve?

🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass

💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

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