“You get to spend time figuring out who you really are instead of focusing on figuring out why your boyfriend is being weird right now.”— Lane Moore, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Single Life, Dating, Boyfriend
“Toxic relationships drain you more.”— Vincent Nguyen, selfstairway.comTagged: Single Life, Relationships, Toxic, unhealthy
“Being single is the only time in your life you can be entirely selfish and nobody can call you out on it. I don't have to compromise on jack—I see what movies I want to see when I want to see them, get wine drunk on a Saturday afternoon if I'm feeling it, and am basically the master of my own derpy…”— Emma Lord, bustle.comTagged: Single Life, Selfish, Compromise
“No one gets jealous when you stare at Harry Styles' dreamy green eyes for, like, 10,000 hours. Or write fan fic about Harry sweeping you off your feet and spending his entire year off from One Direction traveling the world together. Or when you snap pics of you and Harry with hearts and "Mrs. Harry…”— Hannah Orenstein, seventeen.comTagged: Single Life, celebs, crushes
“I want to be able to have freedom to explore my sexuality and the world and I am way too young to think about having to give that up for someone who doesn't want to agree with my choices.”— Jenny Kutner, mic.comTagged: Single Life, Freedom, sexuality, sleeping around
“There won’t be anyone around to complain when you want to watch chick flicks.”— Lauren Hudson, hercampus.comTagged: Single Life, complaints, chick flicks, Movies
“Who am I cleaning my room to impress? Singlehood means you get to marinate in your own beautiful chaos, and have, like, six pairs of sweatpants within an arm's reach on the floor at all times. If I tried to make the situation semi-livable for someone else I wouldn't have nearly as much fun living in…”— Emma Lord, bustle.comTagged: Single Life, cleaning, sweatpants, Messy
“You don’t have anyone checking up on you if you’re working late.”— Lynn Silva, lifehack.orgTagged: Single Life, Freedom, Work, Career
“Stay out late and sleep in as long as you like — who's judging?”— Justine Nancarrow, elitedaily.comTagged: Single Life, Sleeping, Freedom
“You can eat what you want. Or you don’t have to eat. It’s so easy to cook for yourself. Make a casserole and eat it all week. Grab a frozen TV dinner. Eat a fried egg sandwich.”— Vicki L Hodges, pairedlife.comTagged: Single Life, eating, Cooking, food
“Significant others are quick to take over your personal territory in the bedroom. Sleeping alone lets your avoid a potential bed hog.”— Jessica Klein, wallstreetinsanity.comTagged: Single Life, Sleeping, bedroom
“It can totally suck when you're the only single one in friend group, but think of it this way: You get to learn from all their drama so you don't make the same mistakes when you start dating someone.”— Hannah Orenstein, seventeen.com
“Sometimes, all we want is to spend a Friday night out with the girls — flirting with the tattooed waiter at our neighborhood haunt and hopping into bed with a box of cheesy bread and a liter of Gatorade when the sun starts to rise… This becomes much more difficult when we have to answer to a boo-thi…”— Stephanie Karina, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Single Life, Flirting, Friends
“Take care of someone else? Please, I’m still trying to figure out to take care of myself!”— Lauren Hudson, hercampus.comTagged: Single Life, Health, Alone
“Having another person in your life leaves less time for others you love, so make the most of being able to give current loved ones as much of your time now as you can.”— Justine Nancarrow, elitedaily.comTagged: Single Life, Friends, Family, Time
“It's better to settle down later than too soon.”— Nicole Yi, popsugar.comTagged: Single Life, young, Marriage
“I want control over my own life and money. Being single means I don’t have to explain what I buy or how I spend my time.”— Brittany Wong, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Single Life, Control, Money, Life
“Most of your friends are single, too.”— Lane Moore, cosmopolitan.comTagged: Single Life, Single, Alone, Friends
“Be happy to have been given this special opportunity to get to know yourself. Look at it this way — if you are uncomfortable spending time alone with yourself, what makes you think anyone else will feel comfortable spending time with you?”— Nicole Baikie, yourtango.comTagged: Single Life, comfortable, Learning Experience
“You have, right before your eyes, your very own life that you run completely. You have the flexibility to control every aspect of your schedule without having to compromise or work around anyone else! This is freedom! Take it and run with it.”— Lynn Silva, lifehack.orgTagged: Single Life, Freedom, Flexibility, Control