Tell me something that's good about being single

[YankeeFan]

Sounds like you'll be fine then.

I still say practice, though. Whether it's just engaging in conversation or full out flirting. You may have the confidence, but the practice will make the awkwardness go away.

Married men: Don't take this advice.

But, don't you find that married men sometimes can be the most engaging when you go with them? (And, I mean happily married guys, not guys looking to cheat.)

They can engage in a little harmless flirting, precisely because they're not nervous or actually looking to take home the waitress/bartender/girl at the next table.

And, if a single guy can channel that attitude, they'll be a lot more successful.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Oh, indeed they can. If they can pull it off without self-consciousness, they're 3/4 of the way home.

 

[jlee]

Well, yeah ... except it's quite possible that one might find a relationship that fits.

Yes. But being single is a thousand times better than being in the wrong relationship. So that's something good about being single. Just wanted to post simply in response to the title request.

 

[Magic In The Night]

I agree with jlee, the best thing about being single is not being in the wrong relationship. Stay that way until you find the right one. I know this firsthand. Once you find the right one, it's amazing. (Well, most of the time).

 

[westcoastvol]

I was in a great relationship. Once.

 

[pressboxer]

As someone who's never been married, I'll echo the sentiments on having absolute control over meal-bed-bath times, remote control, ect.

The big downside for me is not having someone to handle some of the things on the homefront (like a working wife/mother is going to have any more free time than I do).

I spent seven hours last night doing 18 loads of laundry. The laundry room at my apartment complex has eight washers and eight dryers. At one point, I had all 16 machines loaded.

The bright side of that is I have so many clothes that I can get away with doing laundry on a quarterly basis.

 

[buckweaver]

Eighteen loads of laundry? Are you Paris Hilton?

I'm not entirely sure I've done 18 loads of laundry all year.

 

[Moderator1]

That's a shirtton of laundry.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Yes, and the fun thing is, some of it moved prior to washing.

 

[Wenders]

Eighteen loads of laundry? Are you Paris Hilton?

I had the exact same reaction. I'm a girl and I only have 3-5 total loads of clothing.

 

[Dyno]

I have way more than 18 total loads of clothing, but I could never imagine having to do that many all at once.

 

[The Big Ragu]

OK, since laundry came up. .. and this relates to being single/couple. ...

Thing I had to get used to is my girlfriend's weird laundry habits. When I used to do just my own laundry, everything basically got tossed in at once. Warm or hot water wash. Everything gets thrown into the dryer. Screw delicates. And I am not separating colors unless it is brand new and so dripping in dye I know it is going to turn my clothes red.

Her? No. Everything has special instructions. Some things get prewashed by hand first. Some stuff in cold water only. A lot of stuff gets hung dry instead of put in the dryer.

So when I do both our laundry, all of a sudden it has become this time-exhaustive activity that makes smoke come out of my ears. And I just don't have the time in my life to turn laundry into rocket science, but now I have to.