People aged 21+ how do you cope with being single in adulthood?

By embracing myself completely. I became single at the age of 21 after coming out of a six year relationship and engagement. It can be a scary thing to feel that you're facing the world in some sense, alone. But there is a great positivity to it. Your early 20's is such a formative part of your life, it's a great time to lay the foundation for the goals you want to achieve and the life you envision for yourself. It's a time to travel with friends, try new things, step out of your comfort zone and really embrace life. I focused on getting to know and love myself more than anything. I use my time to improve my mental health, and to come more and more into myself. Once I got comfortable in truly being alone, I found that I didn't even really want a relationship. I'm open to it and if I happen to find myself with one I will embrace it, but I know that I can be happy and fulfilled as an individual. There is so much power in being single, it's just a matter of finding it.

It's not easy, at first. However, if you put time and effort into finding out what you like, what you enjoy, where you want to go in terms of study or career and work selfishly on yourself, you will find that it becomes empowering. It can also be a time to forge friendships, lifetime connections. Not waiting on someone to start things, not compromising on things, not waiting on someone else to do the things you want to do or travel to places you want to go. This can be a time to really evolve and grow as a person, it can be a really positive thing. When I was younger, it was always, study hard, leave school, go to college or get a job, meet someone, get married etc... And there was a certain pressure to fit into the "norm". Spending time alone, focusing on you and your growth in your 20s+ can be a great thing and lead to a very healthy relationship for you in the future, if this is the way you want to go.