Why being single can be pretty awesome

12 May 2013

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Coming out of a relationship can be daunting and let's face it, pretty tough. But it's also the dawn of a new and exciting era, so read on for why being single can actually be rather great...

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Reason No. 1? When you're single, you have absolutely no need to worry about what your other half will think if you suddenly get a rad new haircut. So take this opportunity to do whatever you want to your barnet – yes, you now have the freedom to get a pretty awesome perm, Bradley Cooper-style.
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In fact, being single is a great time to experiment with your look more generally. All those things you wanted to try like getting a nose piercing and wearing blue lipstick, well go for it.
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There's suddenly all this time to focus on you and only you. Take pleasure in the simple things and appreciate just how good you've really got it. Our spirit guide in this instance is Leonardo DiCaprio – because we want to be this sublimely happy, too.
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Back to that time thing, again. Remember all those Saturday mornings where you just wanted to have a lie in? Well now you can. Hits the snooze button

Now that you're single, you can indulge your fantasies – and dodgy photoshopping skills – about hot famous people for hours. Result.
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Female grooming is an extensive task and for the most part, one which you desperately try and hide from your other half. Well no more. Want to separate your mascara-laden lashes with a teeny-tiny lash comb? Or squeeze a spot that's daring to rear its ugly head any time soon? Well go on right ahead, ladies. There's no one around to witness these private moments so groom away until your heart's content.
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You can now go make-up free without guilt, as well. No longer does it niggle at the back of your mind that you should at least be attempting to look vaguely hot first thing on a Saturday morning. In fact, put a face mask on and go the whole hog.
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You know how you're no longer answerable to anyone but you? Yeah, well now you can totally go and blow half your pay check in Zara as there's no-one to nag you about how you're actually meant to be saving for a new curtain rail (/insert any mundane household item that is inexplicably expensive) when you get home.

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When you're single there's suddenly all this time to really focus on your career. Doing a bit of overtime no longer inspires a pang of guilt that you should be curled up watching the Game Of Thrones box set. So go for it; get ahead and go for that promotion.
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Speaking of box sets, your time management is completely different when you're single. Gone are the winter week nights when you festered with a box set, singledom makes you want to do something constructive with your time. Be it seeing friends or taking a class, your time is completely your own – so have fun with it.
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Want to wear more onesies, tartan, in fact just generally channel your inner Miley Cyrus? Well now you can do so, unimpeded.
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You can fake tan until your heart is content without someone moaning about the “god-awful biscuity smell” in bed. We say bog off and pass the mitt.

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Another bonus? You're probably quids in at the moment. Whilst we do love to give a present or two, or buy a dinner for a loved one, relationships can cost cash-monies which is why the single life is often a flush time financially, as well.
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The flower minefield: You're sad when you don't get bunched and you're suspicious when you do. Nightmare.
You can now watch whatever you so desire to watch on TV. Pass the remote control...
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When you're out of a relationship, the petty bickering is also a thing of the past. Long gone are the spats about who has clogged up the bath plug/not done the washing up/not sorted out the reason why the shower inexplicably goes cold or turns off mid-hair washing. Bask in your new-found zen.

Remember what a faff it was to organise a holiday with your other half? You wanted a beach holiday and he wanted a city break – in the middle of the summer... You wanted to go before a busy August, whereas he couldn't go before July. Those days are over – go where you want, when you want.
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In a relationship you can end up feeling a bit like an institution. You're John and Jane – end of story. But do you remember when you used to get the thrill of meeting someone new? In short, you're single. Rediscover your mojo and flirt with whomever you want.
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Chances are, you are probably in a better routine when you're out of a relationship than when you're in one. All those romantic meals out can play havoc with your waistline and it's a universally-acknowledged myth that relationships do have a tendency to pile on the pounds.
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And lest we forget, you no longer need to put up any wanky relationship statuses on Facebook. It's complicated? Who cares.