Why Single Is Stinking Awesome

A lot of people out there are in relationships. That’s fantastic. More power to ‘em. They’ve found someone that’s all interested in their every thought and desire and they are now on a journey of trying to learn about how to make the other happy.

Relationships are lovely. With the right person, of course…I could write something else about that.

But we’re not here to talk about “Why Relationships Are Awesome”.

Single is stinking awesome for a couple reasons.

#1: You can see chick flicks any time you want.

As ladies, there is a part of our brains devoted to the love of chick flicks. Whether you are committed to this love and don’t mind your friends knowing, or whether this love is secret and hidden…it’s still there. What other kind of movie would you rather see eating ice cream and Thin Mints? Gladiator? No thanks. Pride and Prejudice is just fine for me.

And while some men can see past the stereotype (and/or acknowledge the stereotype and don’t mind it), those men are not everywhere. Unless he is one of the aforementioned men or you have him really whipped, he will not really want to sit and watch Keira Knightly argue about propriety and Mr. Darcy. This activity you can do alone, or with as many ladies as you deem appropriate.

#2: You don’t have to worry about awkward opposite-sex friendships.

When you have a boyfriend, there are several invisible lines involved in the realm of your friendships with others of the male species. You can be friends with his friends…as long as they don’t hug you. Or if they do hug you, they better not hug for too long and they better not enjoy it. You can keep your preexisting guy friends if they are ardent supporters of the new relationship. But if they seem mopey…eh, it’s better to let them go. You don’t want anything awkward to happen.

Who wants to try to keep all those rules straight?

I like to have friends of both sexes. It’s nice variety. If you’re a lady anything like me, too much estrogen can stress you out and make you want to run away and gut a fish or trim a deer. It’s a scientific fact that there needs to be testosterone to balance things out. I like this balance of testosterone.

And it’s different if that testosterone belongs to just your b-friend who’s with you and your circle of women. The surrounding estrogen cancels out his manliness.

#3: You don’t have to feel bad about making subtle flirtatious eye contact with the cute barista who made you a vanilla latte today.

It’s a nice little confidence boost. Especially when you’ve been through a weekend of blowing your nose, popping pimples, and eating one too many brownies. Sometimes as women, we crumble under society’s expectation of us to always be beautiful. Sometimes, behind closed doors, we pick our noses and fart. We are gross. We blow snotty tissues and we peel at dead skin on our feet.

We’re not always as beautiful as we’d like to be.

We also don’t always feel beautiful.

Now don’t panic, you good-hearted men out there. Usually and hopefully, this feeling is short lived. It is usually just a spell we go through after being on our period or when we have to wear jeans again because we’ve forgotten to shave. Superficial, yes. True? Also yes.

Anyways, back to the confidence boost. So here’s what I do when I’m not feeling beautiful:

A. Put on a really cute outfit.

It’s the superficial act of wearing something cute that makes you feel better about yourself. I can’t explain that one. But it helps.

B. Perfume.

Something about the extra assurance that you smell good also puts pep in your step. This is not in any crazed effort to drive men crazy with how good you smell…this isn’t for men at all. It’s for me. I’m not trying to impress anyone.

C. Go to a coffee shop.

It has been proven that at coffee shops you will find cute baristas. (I tend to think male baristas should be called baristos. They need a gender separation. It sounds way awesome!) Cute guys like coffee. Some cute guys don’t; but personally, I’d rather make twinkling eye contact with a cute stranger who likes coffee rather than one who does not. But that’s just me.

D. Go to said coffee shop in letter C with a group of friends.

I’m going to have a precious moment right here. It’s cliché and it’s corny, but there’s something about being with your friends, laughing and having a good time, that really will make any girl feel beautiful. And not from the superficial stuff…it will make them feel happy and joyful on the inside. Knowing that people love you will shut down any ugly-phase.