How to Stay Single and Be Happy?

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If you want to learn how to stay single and be happy, you need to change your mindset about happiness. You need to rely on yourself because happiness shouldn’t be dependent on your relationship status. You can be happy both in and out of the relationship.

Being single isn’t easy, especially if everyone (especially the media narratives) keeps pushing the idea that you aren’t “complete” without a partner. We’ve been taught that having a significant other is the only way you can lead a happy life, which simply isn’t true. You can be happy on your own and we’re going to show you the first steps towards it.

Let’s just mention a few more things.

• Even if you really want to find a romantic partner, you need to be satisfied with yourself first. If you can’t enjoy your own company, how can you enjoy being with someone else? Only a happy single person can find true love because he/she doesn’t look for any kind of partner to “fill the void”. When you’re happy on your own, you’ll give the attention only to the person who really deserves it.
• Take the time to know yourself and appreciate all the good things you have such as friends, family, health, creativity, intelligence, anything at all!
• People who aren’t happy while single, rely on other people to find happiness. That’s the sign of a bigger problem. If you’re severely depressed, we highly encourage therapy. That’s the only proven way to take control of your life and learn to love yourself. The tips in the article below can’t help you fight depression but they can help you stop feeling down occasionally.

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Know and love yourself

As we said, to be single and happy, you need to know and love yourself. Find out who you are when you aren’t in a relationship. Explore your mind, find your thoughts, dreams, and wishes. Follow your interests and curiosities.
Meditation, soul searching, and therapy can help you reach deep within you. You’ll never be happy if you’re not in touch with your thoughts and emotions. Let yourself think and feel everything! Don’t hide things, not from yourself.

After you recognize and appreciate your true nature, you can start practicing self-love. You are worthy of love, so don’t deny yourself of that feeling. Love yourself, give yourself positive affirmations and encouragements, hug yourself – embrace all those things that make you special.
Accept the fact that you aren’t perfect. We all have flaws but not everyone is ready to acknowledge them and work on self-improvement. Forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made and try to learn from them.

Self-improvement

We all need to strive to be the best person we can. When you’re single you have the opportunity to focus on bettering yourself and start working towards your ideal vision. From exercising to volunteering, you should do anything that makes you feel good about yourself.
Try a new hobby such as music lessons, Zumba classes, cooking, etc. It’s nice to do something unusual to shake up your life. Feel free to experiment until you find something that inspires you the most.
Although new experiences can seem frightening, especially if you’re volunteering, helping others, and partaking in other generosity activities. You want to help and that’s honorable but don’t forget to take care of your needs too. Start slowly because progress is a long path.

Find peace

Finding peace with yourself and the world is crucial for enjoying the single life. Try to be okay with the point in life where you are now. Enjoying the moment is harder than it seems but all it takes is practice. Focus on the present and stop dwelling on the past.
Tell yourself “I’m single and love it”. Once you repeat this a couple of times, you’ll realize this is completely true and you’ll be satisfied with your current place in life.

Consider the benefits

Think about the benefits of a fabulous single life. You’ll have a lot of free time to explore the activities you want. Trust us, there are lots of things to do when you’re single! You’ll also be able to work on improving your health and finances.

Health

It’s better to be happy and alone than to risk your mental and physical health in a dysfunctional marriage. Bad relationships hurt both physically and emotionally!
When you’re single you can work on acquiring healthy habits. Maybe you can change your diet or start exercising more? One thing is certain – you’ll get a lot more quality sleep!

Finance

Single people can save more money. You’ll have a higher chance to make a budget and stick to it. Only spending and saving habits you should worry about are yours. Instead of spending money on the relationship and dates, you can save it for the future.

Free Time

Do you know when it feels good to be single? When you can do whatever you want with your free time! Come home from work, order a pizza, and just chill with your favorite show or play video games the entire evening. Who can stop you?
Relationships are always about compromise, you want to do one thing he/she another and you end up doing something else entirely. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but sometimes you just want to chill and let loose, so now you have the chance.
More free time means you can pursue your hobbies, interests, and career. You’ll be able to focus on your well-being, so make some goals and work on accomplishing them. Try taking an extra project or explore more difficult activities. Now is the time to take risks and see how your hard work pays out.

Enjoy friendships

People who live a happy single life surround themselves with friends and family. Maintaining friendships ain’t easy but it’s so rewarding! Remind yourself how much friends mean to you and make a priority to stay in touch as much as possible.
A strong support network can get you through the most difficult times. If you don’t feel your friends are supportive enough, expand your circle. You can join a club or take a class and meet people with similar interests as you.
Sure, if you’re introverted, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying your solitude. However, extroverts can be happy without a relationship if they surround themselves with their favorite people. The love and support from friends and family mean a lot!

Redecorate

It’s time to completely change your apartment or your room. Make your little sanctuary! Repaint or use tapestries, throw some pillow around, change the lighting, add more candles – whatever makes you happy.
Use bright bold colors, so you can make your apartment unusual. Break the monotony of simple daily life by changing your environment. Consider getting huge art pieces and other interesting decorations. You need to enjoy the place where you spend the most time, so you can be a happy single woman/man.

Get a pet

Having a furry little buddy can make your life a bit more difficult but you’ll be so much happier too. When you give your love to the pet, it will be returned twice as much. You’ll be focused on training and playing with your pet and your time will be much more fulfilled.
We suggest you get a dog or a cat because you’ll get much more interaction with them. You just need to make sure they have everything they need. For example, make sure your dog isn’t bored when you’re at work and that it has plenty of toys to throw around.
You can also enjoy the company of small pets such as hamsters, parrots, etc. Having a pet you’ll take care of will mean a lot if you’re feeling down and lonely. When dogs (or cats, bunnies, etc.) look at you with their cute eyes, you’ll know that every effort you put in their care is worth it.

Work out more

Lead a more active lifestyle. If you want to stay fit, you need more exercise in your life. Running, cycling, or any form of cardio always helps. You can also try some team sport (a great way to meet new people), or you can join your local gym.
Explore new activities and exercise programs such as dance classes, Zumba, spin class, etc. Find something that will get you in shape and make you feel good about your body while you’re also having fun!
You can also ask a friend to join you on your fitness journey. It can be so much fun to plan your exercise routines and explore various activities. All you need is an enthusiastic spirit and a motivation to exercise!

Ignore the illusions

We already mention that media narratives are filled with images of happy couples. One of the reasons why people feel unhappy when they’re single is this idea that we need a partner to be complete, satisfied, and happy. You need to ignore this message because it’s just an illusion.
Romantic comedies, pop songs, magazines – anywhere you look, you’ll see the same story. A single person that’s troubling until he/she finds the perfect one. After everything “clicks” they live happily ever after. Do you see how unrealistic this is?
You can’t wait around for mister or miss Perfect to enter your life and make you happy. You need to learn to be happy on your own. Partner is just an addition to a happy life, not a sole purpose to life itself. Just stop absorbing these media messages and their depictions of happy couples. There’s nothing to be envious about because it’s not real.

Treat yourself

Value the things you have but strive for more. When you learn to love yourself, you won’t have problems with doing something nice just for you once in a while. Think positively about yourself and realize you deserve a happy life.
Treat yourself with a nice meal, spa day, new video game – anything that makes you happy. You deserve the best, so give it to yourself.

Frequently asked questions

How do you know if you’re better off single?
There are some signs that you aren’t happy in your current relationship. You would be happier single if you:

• Can’t be yourself when you’re with your partner. The only time you’re truly yourself is when you’re alone.
• Get more excited when you’re hanging out with your friends than with your partner.
• Feel guilt when you’re making decisions about your life.
• Want to flirt and go to parties more than you want a quiet evening at home.
• Prioritize your career goals.

Is it okay to stay single for the rest of your life?
It’s perfectly okay to stay single if you want. You don’t need a romantic relationship to experience love and care. Keep in touch with your friends and family, get a pet, volunteer – share the love with the world.
Is it better to be single or married?
There isn’t a universal answer to this question. There are positive and negative sides to both situations so this entirely depends on what you personally prefer.

Different people – different attitudes

Conclusion

As you can see how to stay single and be happy is not an easy question to answer. You can’t magically become happy, but at least now you have a place to start. Forget about anything you’ve learned about the “perfect couple life”, so you can realize how awesome your life can be. Once you learn to take care of yourself, everything else becomes easier.

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