Everyone knows someone who is always loved up. They hate being alone and jump from one relationship to the next, avoiding the single life like the plague. Everyone also knows someone who is eternally single. They have been ever since you met them and picturing them in a monogamous, committed relationship is like picturing your parents getting it on; just wrong.
Most of us, however, are neither of these extremes. Most of us have experienced both the single life and the couple life. I always wonder, however, which side of the fence people fall on if they had to choose a preference?
For me, I know that I really enjoy being single. I get the most out of it that I possibly can, I love the stories that come from having a single dating life, I love having time to do what I want, I love girls night’s out and that little rush of confidence and ‘man I’m good’ thought you get when you’re out at a bar and spot a cute guy checking you out. For me, being single is, and always will be, an awesome time.
That said, I know that being in a relationship makes me happier than being single ever could. Being with someone who makes me so happy just thinking about them and who leaves me with a giddy little smile on my face that I can’t wipe off is truly great. Knowing that I’m also making the person I love just as happy is the cherry on top. There’s not a lot I love more than being the reason for someone’s happiness, especially when that person means something to me.
More than anything, I love that beginning part of relationships where everything is new and fun – something I’m in the middle of at the moment. I think all relationships should have an ongoing element of simplicity and ease, but even more so at the start. Everything flows along smoothly and seems to fall into place. A relationship for me simply adds to all the other already great aspects in my life. Having someone to fall asleep with at night, someone to talk to at the end of each day, someone to wrap their arm around you and kiss you on the forehead; for me, it’s a clear winner.
