I get the feeling the majority of my readers are married or in a long term relationship of sorts. Well, as you know, I'm not.
And the way my life looks right now, I'll probably stay that way until I'm at least 85 and I'll be able to have the most amazing pinterest inspired wedding at my nursing home.
But this is not to say that I don't like being single. I do. Most days (and nights). So let me share with you some of the pro's of being single.
1. You get to kiss whoever you want.
You see a cute boy at a bar...you could potentially be making out with him later. I realize some of you may not see this as a "good time." Well, then, we probably can't be friends. Making out is fun...and if you're not making out with a hottie (even if it's your BF or hubs) then you're missing out my friend.
2. You don't have to cook for anyone but yourself.
I do not cook. Like ever. I'm ONE person, why would I cook a meal that serves 6 or 8 when I'm just one person? I don't have time for that. There isn't someone nagging me to make them a beautiful steak with all this other jazz. No thanks.
I've had people ask me "well, what happens when you get married you're not going to know how to cook." Yes, I know HOW to cook...but I chose not to do so. And why do I have to be the one to cook?!
3. You can go days (or weeks) without shaving your legs.
If no one is going to be touching them, why fuss over shaving your legs if you don't have to.
4. No required "check-in's"
If I want to go to the mall, Chick Fil-A for the 5th time in a week, or to my favorite bar downtown I can and no one has to know.
5. You're not the annoying friend on Facebook talking about how "awesome", "wonderful", or "great" your boyfriend/husband is.
I've hidden friends status updates on my news feed because of this. It makes me nauseous.
If you want to hear more "pro's" of being single take a look at the guest post Lindsey did today at Confessions of Single Mommy. Click here to read.
23 comments:
So I just opened your post and was reading through the reasons and the exact moment I read the line about not having to cook for anyone my "lovely" husband was all "so dinner will be ready by 7?" I was about to strangle him.
hahaha! Love all the pics - esp the cleavage ones!
I heart this post! I hear you on the checking in thing. It's nice to be able to go and do without checking in.
Oh girl, I get you!!! I am choosing to live up my singleness to its fullest! <3
LOL! oh, you are wonderful. "at least until I'm 85 and then I can have my pinterest inspired wedding at the nursing home" I DIE. You will not be that old though :)
I def agree with you on the last pic/quote....SO true.
Oh My Goodness!!!!! Where we separated at birth?!?!? I just love this post! I am also a single twenty-something girl living in the south :) (Georgia actually) I follow Sandi McClains blog and just clicked over here to yours!!!! I am being featured on a blog next week - guest posting about singletons and valentines day! You will have to check it out! New follower for sure!!!
haha I love this!
Single girl here... HOLLA!
Gah, I wished we loved closer together so we could hit up the bars together. Like ZERO of my friends are single. Geez!!
Funny, especially since like the first commenter, right after I opened this post my lovely boyfriend and I had our usual apres-work "hey, how was your day? who's house are we staying at? what are we gonna do about food?" conversation.
Gotta say, I didn't miss those when I was single!! It was nice being able to eat a bowl of cereal and a bag of popcorn for dinner, sans judgment!!
Girl! These are so funny and all so true!
I'm with you on the whole cooking thing. Who says the girl has to be the cook? Kendol cooks 90% of the time at our house. Awesomeness.
Although I'm happily married for almost three years now, I was single for 6 strait years (including all 4 years of college) before that and loved every single second of it... maybe a little too much at times ha! Kendol was single for a while too so we are both very independent, so it works awesome! You will find someone before you know it!
I so appreciate this post and love that you own your single-ness! Sometimes it gets a lil depressing around these blog parts with all the girls raving about their wonderful husbands/boyfriends all the time! I'm 22 and loving making out with whoever I want to as well =)
Can I just live a single life vicariously through you?! Not having to cook would be N-I-C-E.
If I were still single, I'd be muggin' down with all the boys too. You go girl.
All of these are SO true! Oh my goodness, the 85 and pinterest inspired wedding comment was HILARIOUS! And quite honestly, I miss most of those things! I get a text or call between 1-3 every day that says "what's for dinner"...the clothing styles have definitely become more modest and we definitely "check in" with one another on most occasions.
I laughed my ass off all the way through this. And the pinterest, nursing home wedding? I'd love an invite. Hahaha! Thanks for shoutin me out (well shoutin Lindsey out)! I appreciate it!
fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!
I love this post!! It is me to the tee!! I love being single.. for every reason you listed. and I'm with you on making out ;) It's fun!
Poor Terri with no single friends! Whatevs. I still booze it up with her and get in trouble later. :)
I love that last picture/quote about how single doesn't necessarily mean lonely and being in a relationship doesn't necessarily mean you're happy. Having been in a crappy first marriage, I can't tell you how miserable I was though all my friends would say "I'm so jealous that you're married" (and similar things). I was about a billion times happier once I left my ex and was single than I ever was when I was with him!
Honestly I'm in a relationship - a good one - and I hate those status updates! I'm not saying that I *never* make gooey updates about Steve on FB but gah I hope it's as rare as I think it is because I do NOT want to be one of those girls.
Ha, I love this. I *cringe* at all of the lovey dovey poopie schmoopie talk.
I love this post. Love it sooo much. When I start feeling down on being single I try and make a list of all the things I would miss. And the "checking in" is seriously the one that I'm most grateful for. Don't have anyone to answer to.
That last one is perfect. Everyone can be happy or unhappy no matter their relationship status.
And people that post that stuff on Facebook are usually the couples that are so insecure in their relationship and themselves that they have to validate by putting it out there.
haha this is great and so true! one of my favorite things is late at night i can eat all the junk food i want without anyone there watching or judging me. its fantastic...ben & jerry are my best friends.
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