Living the single life can be taken one of two ways. Some people might think of being single as the most enjoyable, exciting, and awesome time in their lives. No one is holding them back, telling them what to do, or getting in the way of your freedom. For other people, the single life can be absolutely horrible. There are plenty of people out there who would prefer to live life with their soulmate by their side at all times.
It is true that getting through difficult moments in life is easier to do with a partner nearby to face those ups and downs. Either way, here are some awesome TV shows to watch about being single, living the single life, and not being tied down to anyone.
10 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - A Woman Experiences Freedom For The First Time
When it comes to the best TV shows out there about being single, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is definitely at the top of our list! It stars Ellie Kemper in a leading role and she plays the character of a woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and kept in a bunker for years, along with three other women.
By the time she turns 29, she is finally able to escape and live life on her own terms in the big and beautiful city of New York. Part of living her life on her own terms includes dating around for the first time. The romance in this show is so pure and special.
9 The Mindy Project - A Successful Doctor Isn't Successful With Love
The Mindy Project stars Mindy Kaling in the leading role. The world came to know and love her from her time on The Office as the gossipy, talkative, adorable Kelly Kapoor. In The Mindy Project, she plays the character of a woman who works as a successful doctor. At work, she is thriving!
Outside of work, on the other hand, there are quite a few things that she wishes would be a little bit different. One of the things that she wants to go differently is her love life… Something a lot of women can relate to.
8 New Girl - A Woman Balances Friendship And Love
New Girl stars Zooey Deschanel in the leading role. She plays the character of a young woman who walks in on her boyfriend cheating on her with another girl. She is absolutely devastated and realizes that she has to end the relationship and walk away. All of this comes together dramatically for her as she realizes that she must also find a new place to live.
Deschanel’s character ends up finding a loft with three male roommates and decides to move in there. Along the way, she builds strong friendships and also falls in love. This quirky comedy is worth watching.
7 Sex And The City - 4 Women Date Around In New York
Everyone knew that Sex and the City was going to land on this list somewhere! It is an iconic show about four beautiful older women who are navigating the dating world in New York City. To most outsiders, New York City seems to be one of those crazy, beautiful, confusing places filled with plenty of opportunities to meet new people.
In each episode of this show, all four of the women experience different moments of ups and downs in the world of dating as they meet new men, move towards marriage, deal with divorces, and more.
6 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - A Woman Isn't Over Her Ex-Boyfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend first premiered in 2015 and it is classified as a musical comedy. It is about a woman who is extremely successful in her life! She is winning in every other realm… other than in her love life. She lives in an upscale Manhattan apartment, she works for a challenging law firm, and everything in her life makes sense.
Everything except… Love. She runs into one of her ex-boyfriends and realizes that she still wants to get back together with him. Her antics and behaviors make her come off as “crazy”, hence the title of the show.
5 Dating Around - A Reality Show About First Dates
Dating Around is a Netflix original reality show about single individuals in their 20s and 30s. One person sits down on dates with five other people and by the end of the episode, they have to decide which person they had the best connection with. A lot of the moments in this show are extremely cringe-worthy and awkward.
For the most part, there are a lot of sweet moments where we see romance blossoming and blooming for the first time between two people who are curious about each other.
4 Dead To Me - 2 Women Mourn The Loss Of Their Significant Others
In the show Dead to Me, we watch two women experience mourning the losses of their partners in two very different ways. One woman lost her husband because he was hit by a car. The other one lost her husband because he asked for a divorce.
Both women are dealing with the loss of their significant other in their own way and the way they connect is through a grief-counseling group where plenty of secrets are revealed and way more drama begins to unfold. The twists in this show are always shocking.
3 Insecure - Figuring Out Life As A Young Adult is Complicated
Insecure is an obvious choice to land on our list and the reason we think so is that it is all about two young women, Issa and Molly, who are trying to figure out their lives. Part of figuring out their lives and coping through day-to-day discomforts includes navigating the complicated world of dating and romance.
It is not easy for anyone to figure out the world of dating and romance because it brings new, difficult, and awkward situations and scenarios all the time. That is part of what makes this show so hilarious.
2 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce - A Woman Reenters The Dating Scene After Her Divorce
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce is easily one of the best shows to watch about being single. It is all about women who are going through divorces for the first time and what all of those emotions feel like. Anyone who has been through a divorce in real life can relate to the pain, turmoil, and relief that the characters in this show feel as they go through their various divorces.
After getting divorced and becoming single in her 40s, the main character writes self-help books so that other people can feel connected to her personal viewpoints and opinions.
1 Living Single - A 90s Sitcom About Living The Single Life
Queen Latifah is the star of this incredible 90s sitcom about six young adults in their twenties. Five of the friends live in the same building with one of the friends constantly dropping by to visit. 90s sitcoms are known for having that warm, loving, memorable vibe to them and this one is no exception.
In this show, we watch all the characters deal with the ups and downs of their friendships, love lives, work situations, and much more as they try to remain as close and connected as possible.