The Love List: Lovin’ Single

March 28, 2009 Posted in Cool Stuff, Reality

secret-single1 So I’m single. And not only am I single – I am a single lady who is not looking for someone to put a ring on it anytime soon. If my grandma reads that she will probably have a heart attack, but I stand by my word (although I do promise to come visit her at the hospital).

By Jill

You see, I am not your typical girl who is always on the man-hunt. Don’t get me wrong – it’s not that I don’t want to meet someone, or enjoy flirting at the bar and the like – it’s just that there are things I L.O.V.E about being a single lady. Things that I’m not so keen on giving up. Things I want to enjoy for as long as possible now before I get married to some dude who thinks a fun weeknight involves South Park and Dutch Oven-ing me.

So here is this weeks Love List: Why all my single ladies love being single.

1) My legs keep me a lot warmer in the winter than my taken friends. I live in Chicago and it is COLD. Actually cold doesn’t even describe it – it’s like an arctic tundra (do those words even go together?). And being single makes that not-s0-bad. How? I love that I don’t have to shave my legs in the winter if I don’t want to. Is it a little embarrassing in yoga when my teacher happens to see that my ankle hair could be braided and beaded like I just spent a week in Jamaica? Sure, but at least my legs keep me warmer than those soft Jergened up legs of yours.

2) I can wear grandma undies whenever I want to. Call me what you will but I am not a fan of thongs and Hanky Pankys are just uncomfortable (yes I said it). I am a happier camper in regular undies and thanks to my single status, there is no one to impress with a lacey piece of floss up my butt.

3) After a long day I can come home, sit on my couch, watch my girly TV shows and my chick flicks without someone saying I have no taste in TV. I can shop online and spend ‘that long’ debating over which color I should get those wedges in. I can play around with makeup, throw different products on my face and spend all day watching The Millionaire Matchmaker while reading fashion magazines and not feel guilty about making someone else do it with me. And I don’t have to pretend that I care about No Country for Old Men. Or knowing every line in Anchorman and quoting it like a religious person quotes the bible. Because I don’t. I really, really don’t.

4) No Bikini Waxes! (Unless I plan on wearing a bathing suit). This really needs no explanation. Which leads me to my next point…

5) I save a whole lot of moolah which can be used for other things than the painfulness that is overpriced Brazilian waxes. $60 can buy me a lot of things (like said shoes mentioned in #3) so for that I LOVE being single. Sure I may be a little hairier, but I’m also a little bit richer.

What do you LOVE about being single?

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Jamielikewhoa says:
Sat, 28th Mar 20099:55 am

I don't have to worry about making time for anyone else but me! I mean sure, I make time for my friends, but a boyfriend is harder to make time for because we have to do "things" "together". Plus I can check out guys without feeling guilty…and express my love for whatever hot celebrity I'm fawning over in my facebook status without a bf getting offended!

Say says:
Sat, 28th Mar 200910:59 am

I do all of those things and I have a boyfriend. I mean if having a boyfriend means you must shave your legs all the time, I don't think I would have one lol

Jess says:
Sat, 28th Mar 200912:59 pm

I could not go a day without shaving my legs.. I don't know how girls do it. It's just yuck.

maddie says:
Sat, 28th Mar 20095:55 pm

i'm there with you say. in some ways i feel a little more obligated but at the end of the day i know my boyfriend doesn't care if i wear plain cotton underwear or haven't shaved my legs recently. of course you want to be your best-presented self but if that is nowhere near your real self then what's the point of being with that boyfriend?

Alison says:
Sun, 29th Mar 20095:22 am

I have a boyfriend and I do all of these things. Glad I'm still sane and not doing the 5-most-annoying relationship things!

Jamie! says:
Mon, 30th Mar 20098:24 am

my boyfriend lives in NY for school. so i guess i'm single in the aspect that he's still here. the only time i have to actually put myself together [full face of makeup] is when i'm on my webcam which is usually about three to four times a week. but the best part is i dont have to primp THAT much because the web connection is kind of crappy. soo i just look pixely and perfect haha. yay! for crappy internet!

Jess-ica says:
Tue, 31st Mar 200911:53 am

I think once you've been with a guy for a while, you can do some of these things.

But when you're on the "man-hunt" you can't because you're mucking around trying to impress someone.

I actually like being single, because I have the time to pamper myself now. Take long baths and such! Do my nails… all of the things that my ex thought was kinda silly.

Mr. Matthews says:
Thu, 2nd Apr 20092:33 pm

I feel most of the same things go for men. Although, there may be a high percentage a men that aren't into "dolling-up", looking attractive, looking their best when they're single. Unless they're going out to a party, club, lounge or bar. Otherwise, everyday wear? A good percentage of men just don't care of enough for the "Hey, you never know." idea that most women have when they're single.

Me, I like the single life for the hard-flirts. Not feeling guilty for finding something interesting on another woman. The making women pratically beg for you to approach them or call them to take them out. Prodominately female friend parties.

I just got some female friends that like to subtlely test the relationships when I'm in one; trying to make the woman feel jealous or skeptical by doing typical, but consistant things, but nothing would be going on. Ex.: Leave a romance novel or scrunchy in my canvas bag.

I don't know why some women get all uptight over such little things.

kiki says:
Fri, 3rd Apr 20095:19 pm

I tried to find confort in being single by reading you article, however I did not!

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