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The 50 Best Things about Being Single
Why is it that your best friend could be in the relationship from hell, your cousin could be in a monotonous and uneventful marriage, but people still feel sorry for you for being single? Is something wrong here? Single life can be the most exciting time of your life. If you’re not convinced yet, check out why these iVillagers are single and loving life.
1. “You can do whatever you darn well please.” –ilanadonna
2. “Shave your legs and the razor is never dull from his face.” –kkj199
3. “Not only is your razor not dull, who needs to shave at all now?” –sfgirl
4. “You can leave bra and other unmentionables in view.” –kkj199
5. “You can slump around the house in any old thing.” –sfgirl
6. “You don’t having to think about birth control, calendars or ovulation. Aunt Flo can visit whenever she likes.” –glamourgirl
7. “You can go out and flirt as much as your heart desires, without a worry in the world.” –ilanadonna
8. “The toilet seat issue — need I say more?” –kkj199
9. “Free drinks at bars! Men seem to know when you’re single and tend to be very generous.” –sfgirl
10. “You can have male friends without having to defend yourself and explain that nothing else is going on.” –tam1021
11. “You can finally see all the good videos — the romantic, cheesy films. ” –ilanadonna
12. “No one grossing out over Tampax wrappers being anywhere in the house.” –sfgirl
13. “You don’t have to wear G-string panties unless you want to wear them.” –kkj199
14. “You can have sexual gratification at any time, not just when the sports games are over.” –kkj199
15. “You don’t have to deal with anyone’s grumpy, moody personalities.” –sfgirl
16. “You can get the juice/cheese/toilet paper/videos/CDs/take-out that you want.” –tam1021
17. “You can spend as much time as you want with your family and nobody’s lip will drag the ground.” –cskgirl
18. “There is no one putting you on a tiny pedestal that you can fall off of at any moment, unless you are focusing on your balance all day long.” –sfgirl
19. “You don’t have to stroke the fragile male ego, and other things.” –glamourgirl
20. “No needless exposure to foulness, burping, gas and so on.” –lctostig
21. “Never worry if the milk carton had been directly drunken out of.” –kkj199
22. “You are free at a party or bar to talk to who you please, and you don’t always have to turn to and say ‘Hon, let’s go over and talk to so and so.’” –sfgirl
23. “You can watch Oprah, Rosie, figure skating, and cooking/decorating shows without having to defend yourself.” –glamourgirll
24. “You can buy what you want at the grocery store. So what if you want to have spaghetti four nights in a row?” –sfgirl
25. “You can talk to your girlfriends for hours on the phone without getting dirty, exasperated looks.” –glamourgirl
26. “No ‘buddies’ coming over for ‘a couple of beers’ then staying and commenting on Pamela Anderson all night (like any of them have a chance).” –kkj199
27. “No more checking with someone to see if ‘it’s okay’ to tell someone yes or no to an invitation. You can accept on the spot.” –sfgirl
28. “You don’t have to do laundry because he has no clean socks.” –tam102
29. “You can fill the fridge with fresh fruit and veggies, bottled water, one-percent milk and applesauce instead of cold cuts, beer and Velveeta.” –glamourgirl
30. “No more Cinemax, American Flyers, Steven Seagal or Jackie Chan. You are free to watch Emeril and Ming Tsai three times a day if you want.” –cskgirl

31. “You no longer have to reassure him that he does indeed look like Bruce Willis.” –cskgirl
32. “You can be happy with who you are, not who he wants you to be.” –ud98alh
33. “Your dryer is no longer a fifth dresser drawer.” –cskgirl
34. “If you are depressed or mad at the world for a few minutes, you don’t have to worry about having your ‘outlook on life’ analyzed.” –cskgirl
35. “You can buy something for yourself (a new dress, CD, shoes, or whatever) without being asked, ‘What do you need that for?’ ” –tam1021
36. “You can eat garlic or onions without a second thought about breath mints.” –ud98alh
37. “You don’t have to give yourself lame excuses for not devoting time to yourself.” –cskgirl
38. “No one is going to get insulted when you spend the day at the beach checking out the lifeguards.” — dorothyt99
39. “You can have eight hours of undisturbed sleep with the covers all to yourself.” –glamourgirl
40. “You can go to bed in flannel and plaid rather than Frederick’s and Victoria” –ud98alh
41. “The TV Guide crossword puzzle is YOURS, ALL YOURS.” –kkj199
42. “If you tidy up your apartment, it will STAY neat until YOU mess it up again!” –glamourgirl
43. “You can spend your paycheck on what you want.” –ud98alh
44. “Your friends can sleep over and no sleazy ‘Can I join in?’ comments are made.” –kkj199
45. “You don’t have to worry if he will or won’t call.” –kimberly71
46. “No more arguments about things you can’t explain.” –ilanadonna
47. “You can have a clean bathroom with the toilet seat where you want it.” –ud98alh
48. “Not only are your dinners free when you go out on those first dates, but they take you out to nice places.” –lctostig
49. “No snoring!” –ud98alh
50. “The best reason for being single is: Vibrators don’t talk back, you can turn them off and on, and they don’t stop until they are through serving their purpose.” –lctostig

Joanna wrote this on August 28th, 2008 and filed it under Single Life |