Better to be single or in a relationship?

[Don Savik]

I hate being single personally. 20 and I've never had a girlfriend or even a friend who happens to be a girl. I guess you could blame it on the fact that I'm a shy pessimistic shut-in, but that is also partially due to my upbringing and how people treat me on a day to day basis.

Being single has its plus sides. You can drink soda and play video games till 5 in the morning......but man.....it gets lonely and boring fast.

sigh, I need to stop posting in these threads.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

Really depends on you. I used to think that it was be better if I was single. I have the freedom to work, sleep, eat, and play when I wanted to. Who wouldn't want that? And as for the sex, meh I could make do with just myself.

Well then one day something happened I felt sad and lonely, sick and unloved. I admit it got so pathetic that I put my extra pillows in a row and cuddled them at night to pretend someone else was in the bed with me. Thats when I knew there was no way I could not be in a relationship.

I never would of predicted how helpful it could be to be in a relationship. You have a 24/7 friend who can talk out any issues, sooth and comfort you, cook you food and make your day a little easier. Sure there is conflict, but you if set aside pride and trying to win, they get resolved quickly.

There is also the safety thing. I didn't realize this till it happened. One night I was throwing up blood in the toilet, my wife told me she called the hospital and they said I need to come in right now. I lost too much blood to safely drive myself so she was there to make sure I got to the hospital. I could of died without her.

There is a lot of perks for being in a relationship.

 

[backinthepresentfuture]

relationship, i cannot freaking stand being alone.

 

[Shock and Awe]

It all depends on who you are with. Honestly if being in a relationship is worse then being single you probably shouldn't be in a relationship with that person anyway. While you are a teenager or in your early twenties there should be nothing keeping you in a unsatisfying relationship. You aren't financially mixed, you don't have kids, and assuming its not a long term thing you have nothing keeping you there besides the relationship itself. If it goes bad then leave. Relationships are supposed to be better then single life, otherwise it defeats the purpose.