I have been living by myself for nearly one month now, and I hate it while simultaneously loving it.

Reasons to hate this arrangement:

1. Cooking for one person never fails to depress that one person.

The other night I ate Pizza Rolls by myself. You think this would be an exhilarating experience. Well then, you'd be wrong. This unfortunately depressing dinner of mine is like the shitty part of the rom-com, before the girl falls in love with the boy. I'm just waiting for someone to eat Pizza Rolls with. Cue sad violin music.

2. Silence is great but only for so long.

You don't realize how necessary the sounds of other people are until you live alone, your laptop is gone and being repaired, and all you have is your phone to keep you company. Time to see how loud this "Late Week Tonight" YouTube video can get!

3. You have to try a lot harder to be social.

Making plans is no fun. Texting friends, asking what they're up to, is no fun either. For the lazy yet social people like myself, living with others is essential to maintaining the small social life we have.

4. Thinking to yourself for too long is dangerous.

Late-night sessions of intense introspection get ugly quickly when you have no one there to remind of you that other people exist. Sometimes, living by yourself feels like you're the only one who survived the zombie apocalypse, and you just have to deal with it.

Reasons to Love this Arrangement:

1. Clothes are ALWAYS optional.

Being naked whenever you want to be is the greatest luxury this fine world has to offer us. You can be naked whenever you're home without the fear of offending anyone because there isn't anyone there to offend! It's flawless!

2. You have never felt the sweetness of true freedom until you've lived by yourself.

Sweet, sweet freedom. This freedom is so fine, so rich. Not many can afford this, so don't take it for granted, you nudist colony of one!

3. Finding strength in independence is incredibly gratifying.

"I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T. Do you know what the means? She got her own house. She got her own car." -Webbie

4. You can be as weird as you want because this is your palace.

You are the ruler of your land. You're also the maintenance worker, manager, groundskeeper, and more. But all of that doesn't matter. Because you rule this kingdom! This realm is yours!

Now, go live it up, and reap in your glory and freedom!