Single Versus Being In A Relationship: Best 17 Reasons To Enjoy Being Single

Pressure from sociological forces such as TVnprogramming, movies, advertising, family, andnfriends dictate that you must pair off for anlong-term relationship and join the herd orn“couples only” club.

While this is easy for those who happen to benfated to have a relationship with a compatible,nlong-term partner, what about everyone else?

Based on our extensive empirical research, you nmeet who you’re meant to meet when you’re nmeant to meet them. For those who don’t meet n“the one” before age 30, 40, or whatever other nage they feel they’re supposed to secure a n“permanent” partner, it can cause a lot of anxiety nand even depression.

If you’re single, rather than focusing on whatnyou don’t have in your love life, we recommend nembracing the benefits; there are many of being non your own, and we list some of them below.

1) Freedom. As a single person, you can do what nyou want, when you want. Yes, in a karmic sense,neverything you do, say, and intend comes back tonyou either in this life and more often in a futurenlife, but when you’re single you aren’t accountablento anyone else.

2) No compromising. Even people in compatible nrelationships need to compromise occasionally.
As a single person, you don’t need to surrender nanything unless you choose to.

3) More time to focus on other areas of your life.
Career, health, friendship, and other goals canntake center stage with all the energy you need to naccomplish them.

4) No in-laws. As a single person, there are nonobligations to spend time with people you maynnot really want to.

5) Solo vacations are fun (you meet more people).

6) If you live alone, your space is yours to do withnas you please.

7) You can live out your fantasies, within ethicalnand legal boundaries, and no one will try to stop younor tell you that you are “wrong” if they don’t happennto agree.

8) You never have to deal with telling someone it’snover and having them try to guilt you into stayingntogether.

9) No pressure to perform in bed when you don’tnfeel like it.

10) You can flirt with anyone you want and not feelnguilty.

11) You never have to be conce
ed or anxiousnabout whether or not your partner is living up tonhis or her promises when you’re not around.

12) You can be intimate with who you want, whennyou want (responsibly and safely, of course).

13) Being single means you’re operating in you
flow, at your pace, and you’re not psychically blownnoff course by another person.

14) No pressure to do what you’re “supposed to” donon holidays (e.g., Valentine’s day, etc.).

15) No emotionally unhealthy reliance on others tonbe your “everything,” which always leads to ndisappointment, or pressure from another to fulfillnall their needs.

16) Your m.o.n.e.y is your m.o.n.e.y and you aren’t nresponsible for a partner who may not make good nfinancial choices.

17) Everyone changes and evolves at differentnrates. Because you’re single, you don’t have to putnyour relationship ahead of your spiritual growth, ornfeel guilty about leaving a partner behind if theynchoose not to be the best they can be or if you’vengrown apart to the point of no return.

If you mistakenly buy into the myth that you needna partner to be happy, being single can be lonelynat times. But on a spiritual and soul level, you arennever really alone, so enjoy your days of beingnsingle while you can.

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