As a college student, I feel as if there is a lot of pressure put on being in a relationship right now. And the way to document your relationship is through the use of social media. Because of social media, you can probably tell me to search one of my followers up and I can tell you about their relationship, when they got with someone, when they broke up, and how they're feeling about it. I can see vacations, cute moments, and personal moments flashed on my screen on the daily.

Social media has become a platform to expose and show off relationships, which means sometimes people assume that because you are single that you don't have an exciting life. Let me tell you what, that is a big misconception. My Instagram is full of pictures of my amazing friends, and lots of my amazing family members. Because of the rise of social media, it can also create unrealistic assumptions.

It first has the assumption that you need to rely on someone else to make you happy, so you can show everyone how happy you are and how happy your relationship is. Sadly, I've seen some very cute Instagrams with very cute pictures that capture the most unhealthy relationships I know. It can be deceiving, for sure. Nobody posts how they're actually doing on social media, not even me.

Also, it creates the assumption that just because I am single, that I do not do exciting things. That's also one of the biggest lies. Just because I'm not holding a pumpkin in a patch with my significant other does not mean that I'm sitting in my room binge-watching Netflix all day long. I mean, I do that too, but still. Being single means getting to go to concerts with your friends, going home for the weekend, and getting a tattoo whenever you want. There's plenty of excitement in singleness, and plenty to post on Instagram too.

I think there's a third assumption that only people in relationships have more to their social lives in a way. If you're in a relationship, there's always a reason to post on social media. An easy caption is like "look what we did today" and everyone will freak out. On Twitter, I constantly see pictures of couples that I don't even know doing something way too basic with the caption of "this is goals". Like, he got you flowers and you posted a picture of it? I believe that this has really lowered the standards for relationships in general.

I cant remember the last time I saw a single person doing something and everyone freaking out about how much of "goals" it is. The standards that society sets are completely ridiculous. So yes, I have an Instagram worthy life, and yes I am single. Quite frankly, I'm pretty happy about it.