From the archives, one of my favorites! The pluses of living single.
After being married with a family, it can be a huge adjustment to live alone or without a partner. Suddenly, what was once a bustling household can feel empty and the quiet unsettling. This can lead to loneliness. 
It is normal to feel lonely if you are living alone for the first time in many years. Now, everything is for one, not 2 or 4. You feel like the odd man out. When the children are away at their Dad’s this feeling can be overwhelming. Why not look at the other side of things? Think about all of the annoying habits your ex may have had that would drive you crazy…you thought of a few right? Now you don’t have to put up with anyone’s ****, just your own. How nice is that? Of course, when the kids return the household comes to life once again, with laughter, friends over, video games blasting in the background and calls to the dinner table. Until they return though, take delight in living single. Spoil yourself a little.
11. You can watch another chick flick without the guilt and hold the remote- all night!
10. You can listen to your favorite music full blast
9. You can dance not just like no one is watching but because no one is watching
8. No one is there to judge anything you do, it’s all up to you
7. You can decorate your bedroom exactly how you like…all flowery or pink?
(With online tutorials you can fix and decorate your entire house the way you want! Seriously, who needs a man to teach you how to fix a leaky faucet when you can do it using online videos and peace and quiet?)
6. You get the whole bottle of wine!
5. If you wake up in the middle of the night, you can turn on the bedside lamp to write or read and not worry about waking anyone
4. You have your bathroom to yourself and it stays clean a lot longer…
3. When you return home from a brief or long absence everything is just how and where you left it
2. You wake up alone, with no one’s expectations lying beside you
AND the number 1 Reason to Love Living Single is…..
1. When you grocery shop, you get to buy everything for yourself…all of your favorite indulgences without a thought for another human being’s taste, a true luxury
Check out this charming, heartwarming video by poet Tanya Davis. This young woman teaches us to be proud of being alone…it is a reminder that it is not taboo to be single!
What are your reasons to love Living Single?
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January 15, 2013 at 8:59 amThis is a great list! I love the video, too. I actually wrote a post, “How to Be Alone,” and embedded the same video at the end of the post. While I am now in a relationship that I hope is forever (since we are engaged), I can appreciate all that you listed. I still love my alone time. I treasure it more now that I have it less often.
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January 15, 2013 at 12:27 pmHi Kelly, that’s interesting that we were thinking along the same lines. I can’t remember how I found that video but it really touched me. I’m also in a relationship now and I’m very happy. Ours was long distance for 4.5 years so there was lots of alone time and even lonely times post divorce but it also taught me a lot about myself. Congrats again, on your engagement!
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January 14, 2013 at 6:15 pmThe video was lovely. I’ve learned to be alone as a widow and I find I don’t mind it. I miss my husband but I find I like my company.
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January 14, 2013 at 7:15 pmGood for you Thelma. Being ok with being alone, is one of the hardest things we have to learn upon losing a loved one. Thanks for visiting today 🙂