Often on social media I see people complaining about being "forever alone," as if it is the worst problem in the world. In high school, I had a few serious relationships, but now that I am in college I have mostly stayed single. I really have enjoyed being single and here are some reasons why.

I get to focus on myself.

No longer do I have to factor in a significant other when making decisions about my life. I'm at an age where a lot of questions are coming up like "what do I want to do for a job next year?" or more importantly:

"Who do I want to be?"

In the past, I would factor in the person I was dating and try to figure out what would be best for us. Now, I can truly think about what is best for me. This is such a freeing feeling and I am confident that I will make decisions that I can be proud of in the future.

I can spend more time with my friends.

Too often you hear of people getting into relationships and forgetting about their friends. I think we are all a little bit guilty of letting our friends take the back burner to a new person we are seeing. Being single, that's one less worry. I can be around for my friends more and help them out when they need it. I also can make more time to go out with them without feeling guilty.

I have more time for family.

While in a relationship I had to sometimes split holidays up by spending some with my family and some with my boyfriend's family. I enjoyed seeing both groups, but ultimately spent less time with my own family than I would have if I were single. Now I can spend every holiday with my family if I choose to do so, and therefore do not feel like I am letting them down.

I'd rather have no relationship, than be in the wrong one.

There was a guy that I was off and on with for a long time. We would get back together often to try again as if things were going to change. By the end of it, it always came down to the same thing; he thought that I was "too sensitive" and I felt that he wasn't sensitive enough. Rather than staying in that relationship and having my feelings continue to get hurt, it was best to just move on. Since then, I have been in a much better mood, and it turned out that being alone was a better fit for me.