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50 Empowering Quotes That Prove The Single Life Is The Best Life

No more leg shaving!
Holly Riordan
September 8, 2016
“Significant others are quick to take over your personal territory in the bedroom. Sleeping alone lets your avoid a potential bed hog.”
— Jessica Klein, 39 Reasons Why You Should Stay Single As Long As Possible
Tagged: Single Life, Sleeping, bedroom
“Without the warmth of constant companionship, your job can become your best friend. This can lead to things like promotions, higher pay, an in with your boss, and lots of other things that people in couples are too busy cooing into each other’s ears to care about.”
— Jessica Klein, 39 Reasons Why You Should Stay Single As Long As Possible
Tagged: Single Life, Career, promotion, paycheck
“Only total saps let weddings depress them if they attend sans partner. An open bar and tons of horny partygoers? You’ve got to take advantage of that shit while you can!”
— Jessica Klein, 39 Reasons Why You Should Stay Single As Long As Possible
Tagged: Single Life, Weddings, sleeping around
“We have obscene student loan debt — and we don't want to deal with anybody else's.”
— Jenny Kutner, 8 Brutally Honest Reasons Why Millennial Women Are Staying Single
Tagged: Single Life, loans, College, finances
“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, 8 Brutally Honest Reasons Why Millennial Women Are Staying Single
Tagged: Single Life, Freedom, sexuality, sleeping around
“There’s no one blabbing in your ear first thing in the morning or last thing before your head hits the pillow. You don’t have to listen to the TV blaring or the music blasting—unless you want to!”
— Vicki L Hodges, 11 Best Reasons to Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, Quiet, Silence
“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, 11 Best Reasons to Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, eating, Cooking, food
“You don't have to deal with in-laws. Mother-in-law? Need I say more? There is no having to pretend, no having to get along. There’s no having to figure out where to go to make everyone happy during the holidays.”
— Vicki L Hodges, 11 Best Reasons to Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, in-laws, Parents, Holidays
“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, 10 Signs That Your Single Life Is Happy Even Though You Don’t Feel Like You Are
Tagged: Single Life, Freedom, Flexibility, Control
“You don’t have anyone checking up on you if you’re working late.”
— Lynn Silva, 10 Signs That Your Single Life Is Happy Even Though You Don’t Feel Like You Are
Tagged: Single Life, Freedom, Work, Career
“When you’re budgeting, you don’t have to worry about a partner’s needs or desires. It’s all about you.”
— Lynn Silva, 10 Signs That Your Single Life Is Happy Even Though You Don’t Feel Like You Are
Tagged: Single Life, budgeting, Money
“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 my festering laundry pit.”
— Emma Lord, 14 Reasons Why Single Women Are Happier Than Anyone Else
Tagged: Single Life, cleaning, sweatpants, Messy
“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 destiny. I don't have to politely pretend to be interested in someone else's hobbies and I feel all kinds of free for it.”
— Emma Lord, 14 Reasons Why Single Women Are Happier Than Anyone Else
Tagged: Single Life, Selfish, Compromise
“You're basically loaded. Let's calculate all the money we saved on useless birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, fancy dinners, and rip-off Groupons.”
— Emma Lord, 14 Reasons Why Single Women Are Happier Than Anyone Else
Tagged: Single Life, Money, gifts, saving
“Toxic relationships drain you more.”
— Vincent Nguyen, 5 Reasons to Be Happy You’re Single- Self Stairway
Tagged: Single Life, Relationships, Toxic, unhealthy
“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, Rock On, Girl! 10 Ways To LOVE The Heck Out Of Being Single
Tagged: Single Life, comfortable, Learning Experience
“What a perfect time in your life to go to night school or study online or completely change career tracks. Figure out what you are passionate about and go for it. There is no one to hold you back but yourself.”
— Nicole Baikie, Rock On, Girl! 10 Ways To LOVE The Heck Out Of Being Single
Tagged: Single Life, Career, College, Passion
“Singledom is the perfect time to get yourself in shape and the endorphins released when you work out keep your spirits flying high. Why not pick up an old team sport you used to play in high school? It's a great way to socialize and stay in shape.”
— Nicole Baikie, Rock On, Girl! 10 Ways To LOVE The Heck Out Of Being Single
Tagged: Single Life, Exercise, Fitness, Sports
“I’m single because it’s a choice and because I don’t need someone to validate that I’m an amazing, caring, beautiful woman.”
— Brittany Wong, 17 Reasons Men And Women Choose To Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, Choices, Validation
“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, 17 Reasons Men And Women Choose To Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, Control, Money, Life
“I’m single because I’m not going to settle. I haven’t found a mate who has captured my imagination and is fully his own person.”
— Brittany Wong, 17 Reasons Men And Women Choose To Stay Single
Tagged: Single Life, Settling, Dating
“If you’re single, you can take the opportunity to travel and explore the world on your own. Learn a new language, a new culture and lead a different way of life.”
— Eumi Er, 8 Reasons Why You Should Be Single in Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, travel, languages
“When you’re in a relationship you tend to lose yourself, worrying more about your partner instead of your needs. Now, you can figure out what you want in life and understand yourself better. You need independent happiness before you’re in a relationship and it’s a lot faster to learn and grow on your own.”
— Eumi Er, 8 Reasons Why You Should Be Single in Your 20s - StackStreet
Tagged: Single Life, Growth, Relationships
“Often times when you’re in a relationship, you are unable to maintain or build new friendships since your focus will be building and maintaining your relationship with your partner. Being single, you can spend as much time with your friends without feeling guilty. You can also go out and exchange numbers with anyone, anytime and anywhere without being judged.”
— Eumi Er, 8 Reasons Why You Should Be Single in Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, social life, Benefits of Being Single
“No more leg shaving!”
— Bethany Casey, 37 Underrated Reasons You Should Stay Single In Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, shaving, hair
“You don’t need to think about somebody getting jealous about what you’re doing and when you’re doing it. Even better, you don’t have to get jealous about somebody else’s personal actions at the club, party or even on social media.”
— Bethany Casey, 37 Underrated Reasons You Should Stay Single In Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, Jealousy, Jealous, Social Media
“You can flirt with anybody, whenever you want, and not feel guilty about it.”
— Bethany Casey, 37 Underrated Reasons You Should Stay Single In Your 20s
Tagged: Single Life, Flirting, Guilt
“You can straight-up move to a new city and the only person you'll affect is you.”
— Lane Moore, The 10 Best Things About Being Single in Your Early 20s
Tagged: Single Life, moving, travel
“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, The 10 Best Things About Being Single in Your Early 20s
Tagged: Single Life, Dating, Boyfriend
“Most of your friends are single, too.”
— Lane Moore, The 10 Best Things About Being Single in Your Early 20s
Tagged: Single Life, Single, Alone, Friends