If you're single, there's a good chance that at one point or another, someone
you know has wanted to set you up. And if you're happily single, your friends and families' well-meaning wishes
to see you paired up can get old pretty quickly. Why can't they see there's just
as much value in being single as there is in being in a
relationship? It's an issue that many divorcés have had to deal with, including HuffPost
blogger Jennifer Ball. On Wednesday, the writer and divorced mom addressed the
experience of having to field questions about why she's still not dating anyone
-- and why she actually relishes the time she has to
herself. "There is something very freeing in being single," she wrote. "I have
perfected the art of being alone, but not being lonely. I feel as though this is
one of the weird little parting gifts of divorce, one that took me a long time
to discover and even longer to appreciate. The gift of learning how to be by
yourself." Knowing she couldn't be the only one to find single life liberating, we
decided to ask our readers on Facebook and Twitter what they appreciated about
being
relationship-free. "Being able to do what I want when I want without feeling guilty." "Peace of mind and silence. I love being single!!!" "Supporting ONLY myself and now living my dreams!!!" "Peace. Sweet peace." "You don't have to call anyone baby, darling, sweetheart, babe, etc. -- all
those silly-ass names that make me puke!" "Breathing again." |
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