Pros and Cons of the Single Life

They said being single is like the end of the world. You are alone as you watch couples going down the street hand-in-hand, giggling, cuddling and even showing public displays of affection. It's such a beautiful thing to have, but you can live without having this bond.

Being in a relationship is amazing, but there are many of perks to being single. Here is a list, based off of personal experience, to show that being single isn't a bad thing:

1. Trust Issues

One of the key components to a relationship is that you trust your partner. You trust your partner with all your secrets, things that you hold value to and etc. It's a bond that you hope is never severed. But sadly, you hear from someone something that is about you and you know the only person who could've possibly said something was your partner.

The only good thing that comes from being single is not being worried about any of your secrets getting out in the open if you have trust in your past, and worried thoughts of cheating. Your mind will be clear of that.

2. Communication Problems

When you are in a relationship, you love when you get that good morning/good night text, long conversations and appreciation posts from your significant other. Then comes the random silence, the not-so long conversations and then going days without hearing a word from him/her. Depending on the type of person you are, the thoughts will either come to your head and you start to think of worse case scenarios or it just doesn't bother you that much.

When you are single, you don't really have much to worry about. You are most likely messaging your friends back and not make a big deal, unless in certain situations, that they don't reply back fast enough. No more dealing with the common responses for why there was no response back:

• I was busy.
• I was away from the phone.
• It was on silent/vibrate.
• My phone was off.

3. Dates

Planning or going, in the beginning of a relationship you might feel nervous/stress no matter what side you are on: planning the date or worrying about what to wear. The next stage of nervous/stress is waiting for your significant other to come pick you up from your home. Either two things will happen: 1) they come to pick you up or 2) Never show up and you're just sitting there waiting for the moment that will probably never happen.

As a single person, you never have to think of these issues. Sure when Valentine's Day and Sweetest Day (to whoever celebrates that day) come around the thought may come that, "Another day of being single," but you know that you are waiting for the right person to come into your life as you indulge on the romance movies or cartoons.

4. Dances

Prom, Homecoming, Parties or anything that falls into these categories, the expectation for these is to come with a date which would most likely include your significant other. For people who don't have a date, that lonely feeling might spring from your chest and make you want to be the wall flower.

A way to go around this is to just go with a group of friends who are also dateless. It takes away the agony of asking out that special someone or going through the emotions of being dateless. It brings on less pressure to yourself and you are sure to have a lot of fun.

These were the main four things that I wanted to touch on since everyone can relate to being in one or all of these situations before. It's amazing if you have that special someone who you can have to yourself, but never forget that being by yourself isn't bad either. Learn to love yourself before you can love others.