Being in your 20's is very confusing. Half of your friends are either getting engaged, marrying too fast/young, or gloating about how being single is the best thing that has ever happened to them. (By the way, we know you're lying.) Everyday there's a new article trending about finding the real "you" or spending time with "yourself" and less time looking for a significant other to share your experiences with. While there's nothing wrong with doing things to make yourself happy, us millennials in relationships aren't falling for the "single life is the only way to be" theory.
1. We have just as much fun.
Yes, it is possible. People in relationships can still go out together, dance like crazy, and come home at three a.m. (with the same person every weekend). While being single may pursue you to stay out a little later and dance a little lower, we can't wait to go home and be with the one person we couldn't take our eyes off all night.
2. We don't have to flirt with uninteresting, non-attractive boys for a drink at the bar.
It's actually a great thing. Our boyfriends buy us drinks without any sloppy dancing or aimless conversations. A lot less effort, trust me.
3. You share your homework.
What's yours is mine, college style. You always have a study partner or someone to quiz you for your mid-term. If you have a big test the next day, so do they. It's someone to share your stress with. You can get work done half as fast. You won't go out unless you both finish, so of course you'll write that journal entry for him real quick and let him do your accounting work. That's what we're here for, right?
4. You never have to eat a meal alone.
No matter what anyone says, no one likes to head to the cafeteria alone. Though it does entail some fascinating people-watching, you look forward to those meals you spend talking about your day and the people that have managed to annoy you even though it's only 11 a.m.
5. While you feel lost in this thing called "college" that is ending way too soon, you know at least one thing that will stay the same when you finish.
It's truly comforting to know that while life is setting you up for some serious transformations after graduation, you'll still have that one person that has all the same goals and dreams as you do. The one person that makes you happy and feel safe will still be there.
6. You're BOTH in college, so there is no "holding one back."
You both have the same intentions. First and foremost, to graduate. But most importantly, to have the experience of a lifetime and develop life-long friendships. One doesn't hold back the other, because both of you want the same experience and respect that. If you need a girls night with multiple bottles of Moscato, I bet he's thrilled to go out with the boys.
7. You gain a whole new perspective of life while transforming into the scary yet inevitable "adulthood."
You work as a team to share opinions and experiences in a stage that is so vital. You're both working to create a future for yourself and you have a personal support system by your side. Someone to motivate you, challenge you, and help you cross the finish line. Someone to give you ideas you would have never thought of on your own. You look at things with a new eye and fresh mindset, because you know you have someone there even if, or when, you fail.
8. You know how to be happy by yourself, but you are also grateful to have already found someone you can be happy with.
What's the fun in having the never-ending hiccups before bed if no one is around to hear you? Sure, it's great to have a moment to gather your thoughts and relieve some stress, but at the end of the day everyone wants that one person to share their smiles and tears with. Everything you do, you do together and it's just not the same without them laughing by your side.
9. That late night phone call you don't have to make.
You never go home alone, and if you do, you always know in the back of your head that someone is either home waiting for you or making sure you get there safe and sound. You'll never be left at the bar when your ride leaves without you because...well who's boyfriend/girlfriend would actually leave them there? For many reasons we can leave unsaid.
10. You are now prepared to take on the world.
College is a small microcosm of reality in the professional world. Everyday you carry out the same similar routine. However, rather than just going to work and coming home, your day is completely booked with going to class, doing work, attending extra-curricular events and meetings, working part-time, and trying to maintain a normal social life. On top of all of that, managing a healthy relationship is just an extra topping that most people can't handle. It takes time, effort, and patience. If you are one of the select few that make it out alive, you know you can conquer just about anything.
