If you know me or have at least read a few of my articles, you will know that one of my only talents/hobbies is writing. I have written over 50 articles, most of which focus on relationships. Well, more like being dumped or missing someone - or my personal favorite topic: being single.

Before I get into things, I need you to remember that I am not some expert on relationships or being single, in fact I am not really an expert at anything. But, I have been around long enough to have an opinion on how people depict certain lifestyles - especially one that I have lived for my whole life.

For the whole 20 years that I have lived and breathed on this planet I have been single. It is one of my proudest accomplishments actually, and some people see it as one of my biggest failures. That is how I came to writing this article. Why do people act like being single is some sort of incurable disease? Were most of us raised to believe that being single was not a successful lifestyle? Or were most of us just raised to think that being with someone else means you have something that everyone else so desperately craves? I believe it is a little bit of both.

So, since I am single therefore I am miserable. Right?

Wrong.

Being single has nothing to do with my happiness. Sometimes I am unhappy because I failed a test or because I am stuck in traffic or because I spent more than I wanted to on food for the week. My main source of unhappiness doesn't come from the fact that I have to go home to an empty bed every night, in fact that is my favorite part of the day.

Most people believe that loneliness has to do with whether or not you are coupled off or whether or not you have someone to bring home during the holidays. Loneliness has to do with yourself, it involves you and only you. When you feel lonely or empty it is so easy to blame the obvious - oh it's because I am single, instead of digging deep and addressing issues that are worse than being single.

SEE ALSO: Stop Asking Me Why I Don't Have A Boyfriend

Being single does not mean you have failed.

Being single does not mean that you have failed. It does not mean that nobody wants you. It does not mean that guys would rather die alone than date you. So stop thinking those things or stop letting your coupled friends put those ideas in your mind.

Being single is not some incurable disease. It does not deem you unlovable or unable to love someone else. Being single might mean that you spent your time focused on yourself and your school rather than a relationship you weren't 100% into.

Being single means you are an independent, strong person who does not always need somebody to be happy. I say always because it is natural to crave company. I won't deny that being in love with someone is the best feeling in the world, but so are a million other things.

Embrace being single.