'I get a big bed to myself': 20+ perks of being single

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 25, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Sure, societal pressures tell us to strive for partnership, but not having to share a bathroom is pretty great. 

Perhaps you're finding yourself lonely these days as the Fall wedding season is upon us. Perhaps you just went through a tough breakup and you miss your former significant other. Perhaps you've spent more hours than you'd like to admit swiping through every single dating app known to mankind. 

Or perhaps you're becoming content with yourself and you're starting to love living the single life. Remember: being single is way better than being in a toxic relationship. No matter what anyone tells you, that is the truth. These singletons who shared their favorite perks of single life via this r/AskReddit thread understand that truth all too well. Keep scrolling below for their special perspectives on living alone. For more content like this, check out these stories of folks who got back at their cheating exes.

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    Colorfulness - BustyLeggyMummy. 7 hr. ago Peace and quiet x 908 Reply MSKReddit . Posted by u/Redlionroar 7 hours ago Emotional-Grape9396 7 hr. ago No worries of being cheated on 66 617 What makes being single worth it? Reply Share
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    Human body - r/AskReddit. Posted by u/Redlionroar 7 hours ago 2 What makes being single worth it?
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    Rectangle - goldiemyra 7 hr. ago You can do whatever you want, whenever you want, with whoever you want. 5.7k Reply Share
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    Font - Fresh-Hedgehog1895. 7 hr. ago Long-time singleton by choice here, I can answer this. - You go where you want, with whom you want, whenever you want - You do not have arguments over spending. You spend money on what you want
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    Font - - If you want to take a holiday somewhere, there's no argument about where you're going to go Don't feel like cleaning up the bathroom - immediately after you've showered/bushed your teeth? Then don't
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    Font - - You don't have to take into consideration what your partner/children want to eat when you're making dinner - You have unlimited personal space - I am 100% in control over what I watch on TV
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    Font - - I get a big bed to myself - If you find yourself out of work or with limited work, the financial stress becomes much less because there are no dependents for you to worry about 2.2k Reply Share
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    Font - ANerdCalled Mike . 7 hr. ago Hear that? That's the sound of me not getting blamed for OI had nothing to do with. 1.8k ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - penndelnj 6 hr. ago No in law visits or splitting up holidays 1.1k Reply Share
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    Smile - BustyLeggyMummy. 7 hr. ago Peace and quiet x 908 ↓ Reply
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    Font - ElectrnicSinkS. 7 hr. ago 15 years of a relationship $12k debt, 2.5 years single $12k saved. I still can't figure out how it's even possible. 823 Reply Share
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    Font - DT_shitposter. 7 hr. ago The flexibility to do whatever you want whenever you want 818 Reply Share
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    Font - cimarty 7 hr. ago When you place something, it remains there even after 8 weeks. 629 Reply Share
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    Font - Emotional-Grape9396 7 hr. ago No worries of being cheated on EA 617 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - estrellaxallison 4 hr. ago . Self-Discovery and Independence 513 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Schnitzel8 7 hr. ago Don't want to do something? Don't do it. Don't want to go somewhere? Don't go. Wanna stop watching halfway through the movie? Go ahead. Feel like being alone? Well, this is convenient. Honestly, as long as you're not depressed or doing stupid things S is the life. then singledom 413 Reply Share
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    Font - L Veetojek 7 hr. ago Man, honestly? Money. You can focus on yourself and not think for two people. But lonelyness will come, that's where you gotta pay attention, because even starving you should not be picking up garbage to eat. Being single is fun most of the time, but you gotta take care and avoid jumping in the first opportunity for a relationship that appears in your way, be selective, save cash. 375 Reply Share
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    Font - Safe_Butterscotch239 6 hr. ago Lack of drama. ↑ 311 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - LeoMarius 6 hr. ago Good relationship > single > bad relationship 269 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - The_Salty_Red_Head 6 hr. ago The peace. I have fallen in love with loneliness. 190 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - TheDadThatGrills - 6 hr. ago Worth it? Isn't being single the default option? 156 Reply Share
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    Font - Management Grouchy316. 7 hr. ago Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeedoo m 137 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Kaiser-Sohze 7 hr. ago It is far easier to keep one person happy than it is to keep two people happy. 122 Reply Share
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    Font - kittycoreof 7 hr. ago You don't have to share a bed with anyone. 82 Reply Share
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