A Single’s Guide to Unabashed Badassery
There may have been a day or two when I’ve bitched about my single status. I can admit it. While I’m usually happily single, it’d be nice to have a date every now and again. In the absence of that, I can be, well, a cranky bitch. But when I get over that, as I almost always do, I remember that there are a lot of things I like about being on my own.
For one thing, there’s no one stopping us, the single, from embracing our unabashed badassery. A significant other doesn’t always help us grow. In fact, sometimes our partners only hold us back. Judge if you will, but most of us have been there. There are the partners who don’t like this activity or that type of vacation so they either actively discourage us from doing it or refuse to ever support us by participating. Maybe they even keep us busy with their interests, and we never have the time for our own.
Being footloose and fancy-free from relationships, there’s no one to distract me from the things I like to do. If I want to spend my free time hiking or kayaking, I can. If I want to relax to a classic film or dance along to a record, I can do that, too. If I want to learn Italian, try a new recipe, and listen to a Ted Talk, it’s on. I can read for as long as I’d like. I can sign up for obstacle courses and races as I choose.
