quirkyalone.net

Quirkyalones are people who enjoy being single (but are not opposed to being in a relationship) and prefer being single to dating for the sake of being in a relationship.

Quirkyalone is not anti-love. It is pro-love. It is not anti-dating. It is anti-compulsory dating. We tend to be romantics. We prefer to be single rather than settle. In fact, the core of quirkyalone is the inability to settle. We spend a signficant chunk of our lives single because we hold relationships to a high standard.

Are quirkyalones loners? Not necessarily. Quirkyalones often value friendship very highly. We're often very social people. But we do value occasional solitude. Quirkyalones are often creative and need time alone to allow thoughts to fully form.

It's Not Just For Single People

Quirkyalones is a mindset that transcends relationships status. It's a newly articulated set of ideas about being in single and in relationships expressed through a set of vocabulary‹quirkyalone, quirkyslut, and quirkytogether‹that's designed to inspire conversation in a fun, ironic way.

It's a tool for conversation about singledom and relationships in a new era where unmarried households are becoming a majority.

A quirkyalone can also be quirkytogether (quirkyalone in a relationship). A quirkyslut maintains high standards for a romantic relationship, but becomes more flexible for the Saturday (or even Tuesday) night encounter.

Quirkyalone has received extensive media attention everywhere from USA Today to CNN to the New York Times. Read some of the press here.

About the Book

Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics meets the demand for a deeper dive into the quirkyalone perspective on life, love, and relationships. Discover how other have constructed an alternative approach and giggle at many interactive elements in the book. Quirkyalone is now available at bookstores nationwide. Publisher's Weekly calls the book, "Fun, inspirational and provocative."

International Quirkyalone Day

International Quirkyalone Day (Feb. 14) is a DIY celebration of romantic, friendship, and independent spirit. International Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine's Day. It just happens to fall on the same day. Couples as well as singles are invited to attend.

International Quirkyalone Day is a grassroots movement. It's been celebrated in over 40 cities across the four continents since 2003.

About this Site

This website provides information about author events and other grassroots happenings organized by local QAs.

The response to the quirkyalone book and concept has been overwhleming, and many of you have asked for an online forum. Who would we be to deny you?

Now we have an online community where quirkyalones discuss life, pop culture, relationships, politics, and more.

Who's Behind It

Author Sasha Cagen coined the word, founded the movement, wrote the book, and started the website.

Webmaster Scott Murray and designer Sara Cambridge collaboratively created Quirkyalone.net. Owen Carlsen has been the webmaster since 2007. Robyn Overstreet upgraded the blogging platform in 2008.

Quirkyalone.net will continually evolve. We welcome your suggestions for future features. Email us at info@quirkyalone.net.

photos of actual quirkyalones featured in the book