It means being asked the same exact questions about your love life by every single relative at family functions.
It means always being aware of your single status, because no one ever lets you forget it.
Being single means being bombarded by couple pictures and wedding invitations and baby announcements.

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It means seeing strangers hold hands and kiss lips and express their love everywhere you go.
Being single means running to your friends to tell them about all of your horror stories.
It means wishing dating was like it used to be, because its way too complicated now.

Its filled with too many liars and cheaters.
But theres another kind ofsingle.
The kind of single where you arent actively looking for a date.

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The kind of single where you are comfortable being alone.
And when that is your mindset, being single means taking care of your own well being.
It means finding happiness within yourself.
It means giving yourself all of the love that you could ever need.
Being single means having the ability to strengthen your independence.
Beingsinglemeans having time to yourself.
Time to reconnect with old friends and family.
Time to focus on your passions.
Someone who answers every text you send and shows up at your house unexpectedly, holding flowers.
Someone who finally gives you butterflies in the stomach and frogs in the throat.
But if you dont find that, its fine, because being single isnt all that bad.
Youre perfectly happy on your own.