“I’m single because it’s a choice and because I don’t need someone to validate that I’m an amazing, caring, beautiful woman.”— Brittany Wong, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Single Life, Choices, Validation
“Only total saps let weddings depress them if they attend sans partner. An open bar and tons of horny partygoers? You’ve got to take advantage of that shit while you can!”— Jessica Klein, wallstreetinsanity.comTagged: Single Life, Weddings, sleeping around
“You don't have to deal with in-laws. Mother-in-law? Need I say more? There is no having to pretend, no having to get along. There’s no having to figure out where to go to make everyone happy during the holidays.”— Vicki L Hodges, pairedlife.comTagged: Single Life, in-laws, Parents, Holidays
“You're basically loaded. Let's calculate all the money we saved on useless birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, fancy dinners, and rip-off Groupons.”— Emma Lord, bustle.comTagged: Single Life, Money, gifts, saving
“You'll be free of any distractions that would otherwise slow down your productivity. Ever had to go to work the next morning after a long and torturous fight?”— Nicole Yi, popsugar.comTagged: Single Life, Distractions, Fighting
“If you’re single, you can take the opportunity to travel and explore the world on your own. Learn a new language, a new culture and lead a different way of life.”— Eumi Er, stackstreet.comTagged: Single Life, travel, languages
“When you get into bed, lie right in the middle, starfish-style because one day, you'll only have one side.”— Justine Nancarrow, elitedaily.comTagged: Single Life, bedroom, Sleeping
“When you’re budgeting, you don’t have to worry about a partner’s needs or desires. It’s all about you.”— Lynn Silva, lifehack.orgTagged: Single Life, budgeting, Money
“There’s no one blabbing in your ear first thing in the morning or last thing before your head hits the pillow. You don’t have to listen to the TV blaring or the music blasting—unless you want to!”— Vicki L Hodges, pairedlife.comTagged: Single Life, Quiet, Silence
“You don't have to worry about going out with your friends without him or her.”— Nicole Yi, popsugar.comTagged: Single Life, Friendship, Friends, social life
“You won't get roped into double dates with your best friend's S.O.”— Hannah Orenstein, seventeen.comTagged: Single Life, double dates, Friends
“What a perfect time in your life to go to night school or study online or completely change career tracks. Figure out what you are passionate about and go for it. There is no one to hold you back but yourself.”— Nicole Baikie, yourtango.comTagged: Single Life, Career, College, Passion
“We should never rely our happiness from other people. We need not to find anyone to complete us, because we are already perfect and capable.”— Racquelshii Manuel, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Single Life, Happiness, Alone
“Cuddling with humans is fun, but doing it regularly gets exhausting. Cuddling with body pillows or pets (I highly recommend cats) will ensure that no one else’s snoring keeps us up all night or that we won’t wake up with odd muscle cramps. If we’re in dire need of a body-to-body snuggle session, we…”— Stephanie Karina, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Single Life, cuddling, Pets, Friends
“When you leave college, you get to make decisions about your future based on what you want, and you don’t have anyone else’s plans to think about.”— Lauren Hudson, hercampus.comTagged: Single Life, Decisions, Freedom, Choices
“You never have to double check before making plans with friends or booking trips or even looking for apartments. Everything becomes about what’s good for you, not what’s good for your relationship.”— Roselyn Sebastian, superheroyou.comTagged: Single Life, Friends, plans, Freedom
“When you’re in a relationship, you have to work around your partner’s schedule as well. In most cases, that could be very limiting to what you can and can’t do. That’s why it’s better to stay single than be with someone who is complacent and plays it safe.”— Myke Macapinlac, goodmenproject.comTagged: Single Life, schedule, Time, Limitations
“We have obscene student loan debt — and we don't want to deal with anybody else's.”— Jenny Kutner, mic.comTagged: Single Life, loans, College, finances
“My single years have been the most emotionally rich and spiritually uplifting moments of my life. Sure, I didn't have that other half to depend on when I was feeling lonely, and I didn't have someone to tell me I was still beautiful when I put on a few pounds. But learning to love and respect myself…”— Dinuki Suraweera, elitedaily.comTagged: Single Life, Uplifting, Self-Love, Self-Respect
“The best part about being single is you can go out and expose yourself to the different kinds of people in the world. Take this time to figure out what traits you do and don’t want in a significant other. It’s all trial and error at this point, so make your mistakes now.”— Amanda Redwood, collegetimes.comTagged: Single Life, dates, Experimentation
“When you’re in a relationship you tend to lose yourself, worrying more about your partner instead of your needs. Now, you can figure out what you want in life and understand yourself better. You need independent happiness before you’re in a relationship and it’s a lot faster to learn and grow on you…”— Eumi Er, stackstreet.comTagged: Single Life, Growth, Relationships
“We’re never going to be this young and gorgeous again (at least, naturally) so why not make the most of it?”— Stephanie Karina, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Single Life, sleeping around, Flirting, beauty, young
“You can straight-up move to a new city and the only person you'll affect is you.”— Lane Moore, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Single Life, moving, travel
“You can flirt with anybody, whenever you want, and not feel guilty about it.”— Bethany Casey, readunwritten.comTagged: Single Life, Flirting, Guilt
“You don’t need to think about somebody getting jealous about what you’re doing and when you’re doing it. Even better, you don’t have to get jealous about somebody else’s personal actions at the club, party or even on social media.”— Bethany Casey, readunwritten.comTagged: Single Life, Jealousy, Jealous, Social Media
“Without the warmth of constant companionship, your job can become your best friend. This can lead to things like promotions, higher pay, an in with your boss, and lots of other things that people in couples are too busy cooing into each other’s ears to care about.”— Jessica Klein, wallstreetinsanity.comTagged: Single Life, Career, promotion, paycheck
“Often times when you’re in a relationship, you are unable to maintain or build new friendships since your focus will be building and maintaining your relationship with your partner. Being single, you can spend as much time with your friends without feeling guilty. You can also go out and exchange nu…”— Eumi Er, stackstreet.comTagged: Single Life, social life, Benefits of Being Single
“I’m single because I’m not going to settle. I haven’t found a mate who has captured my imagination and is fully his own person.”— Brittany Wong, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Single Life, Settling, Dating
“Singledom is the perfect time to get yourself in shape and the endorphins released when you work out keep your spirits flying high. Why not pick up an old team sport you used to play in high school? It's a great way to socialize and stay in shape.”— Nicole Baikie, yourtango.comTagged: Single Life, Exercise, Fitness, Sports