Drew Barrymore, 50, ‘enjoys being alone’ after dating disasters

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Drew Barrymore “genuinely enjoys” being single at 50. The actress and talk show host - who recently revealed she was “ghosted” after a first date earlier this month - has had a “real shift” in her outlook on life and love which has made her reassess how she feels about “being alone”.

Writing for Us Weekly, she said: “I think, for me, the real shift came when I stopped looking at being alone as a waiting room.

“Like, I wasn’t alone because I was between relationships or because I hadn’t figured something out yet. I was alone because I genuinely enjoyed it. “I was choosing it.

I didn’t need to fill every moment with noise. And when I tell you that was the most freeing realization of my life? Oh. My. Gosh.”

The talk show host has started embracing “solo dates” and doing things for herself instead of worrying about finding someone to share them with.

She explained: “I started doing things for me in a way I never had before. I took myself out on little solo dates. I cooked for myself like I was hosting some fabulous dinner party — candles, music, the whole thing.

“I made my home exactly how I wanted it. I embraced the fact that I love a night in my pajamas, watching reruns of The Golden Girls, instead of being out at some fancy event.

“And what’s funny is, the more I embraced me, the more I felt like the truest version of myself.”

Drew described being 50 as “a really interesting age”, and while she is still entertaining “big” dreams, she’s also more “settled” t h a n ever.