Two paper cups connected by a straight string rest on separate small wooden stools.

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Lizz Winstead

I think-therefore I'm single.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Turning Descartes' famous 'I think, therefore I am' into a joke, the speaker suggests that thinking has left them unattached. The punchline implies that overthinking, or having a mind of one's own, is a hindrance to finding a partner, and treats being single with wry self-mockery.

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