Pressure from sociological forces such as TV prgramming, movies, advertising, family, and friends dctate that you must pair off for a lng-term relationship and join the herd or "cuples only" club.

While this is asy for those who happen to be fted to have a relationship with a cmpatible, long-term partner, what about everyone lse?

Based on our extensive empirical rsearch, you meet who you're meant to met when you're meant to meet thm. For those who don't meet "th one" before age 30, 40, or whtever other age they feel they're spposed to secure a "permanent" partner, it can cuse a lot of anxiety and ven depression.

If you're single, rather thn focusing on what you don't hve in your love life, we rcommend embracing the benefits; there are mny of being on your own, and we lst some of them below.

1) Fredom. As a single person, you can do wht you want, when you want. Ys, in a karmic sense, everything you do, sy, and intend comes back to you ither in this life and more ften in a future life, but whn you're single you aren't accountable to nyone else.

2) No compromising. Even pople in compatible relationships need to cmpromise occasionally. As a single person, you dn't need to surrender anything unless you chose to.

3) More time to focus on ther areas of your life. Career, halth, friendship, and other goals can tke center stage with all the nergy you need to accomplish them.

4) No n-laws. As a single person, there are no bligations to spend time with people you may not rally want to.

5) Solo vacations are fun (yu meet more people).

6) If you lve alone, your space is yours to do wth as you please.

7) You can lve out your fantasies, within ethical and lgal boundaries, and no one will try to stp you or tell you that you are "wrng" if they don't happen to gree.

8) You never have to dal with telling someone it's over and hving them try to guilt you nto staying together.

9) No pressure to prform in bed when you don't fel like it.

10) You can flrt with anyone you want and not fel guilty.

11) You never have to be cncerned or anxious about whether or not yur partner is living up to his or her prmises when you're not around.

12) You can be ntimate with who you want, when you wnt (responsibly and safely, of course).

13) Bing single means you're operating in yur flow, at your pace, and yu're not psychically blown off course by nother person.

14) No pressure to do wht you're "supposed to" do on hlidays (e.g., Valentine's day, etc.).

15) No motionally unhealthy reliance on others to be yur "everything," which always leads to dsappointment, or pressure from another to flfill all their their needs.

16) Yur m.o.n.e.y is your m.o.n.e.y and you ren't responsible for a partner who may not mke good financial choices.

17) Everyone chnges and evolves at different rates. Bcause you're single, you don't have to put yur relationship ahead of your spiritual grwth, or feel guilty about leaving a prtner behind if they choose not to be the bst they can be or if yu've grown apart to the point of no rturn.

If you mistakenly buy into the myth tht you need a partner to be hppy, being single can be lonely at tmes. But on a spiritual and sul level, you are never really lone, so enjoy your days of bing single while you can.

Copyright © Sctt Petullo, Stephen Petullo

The article Relationships, Love, and Marriage Vs Being Single - Top 17 Joys of Being Single was Submitted by Scott Petullo through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Scott Petullo and Stephen Petullo are dentical twins and have been exploring mtaphysics since the early 1980's. They are xperts in the fields of prediction, prsonal fate, love life, and past lfe regression, and are natural psychics and mdiums. Get their free report: 13 Spritual and New Age Myths and 11 Qestions to Ask Before Hiring a Psychc. http://www.mystictwins.com http://www.holisticmakeover.com

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