Match.com has a list of things you should do while you’re SINGLE. And each thing is sort of designed to help you in your NEXT relationship. Here are the top five . . .
#1.) TRAVEL ALONE. It helps you build self-confidence, because you have to make every decision yourself. And learning to be more independent can help you in your next relationship, because being TOO dependant on other people can be a turn off.
#2.) STAY OUT ALL NIGHT. Just not EVERY night. But you have to be a LITTLE wild when you’re single, or you’ll regret it. Because once you’re with someone again, you won’t be ABLE to do whatever you want.
#3.) LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. So, if your ex was the one who did all the cooking and cleaning, don’t become a slob once you’re single.
#4.) SPEND A WEEKEND WITH A MARRIED COUPLE YOUR OWN AGE. Match.com says spending 48 hours with a real couple will remind you that relationships aren’t perfect. And then you won’t rush into a BAD one.
–And if your friends come off like some kind of perfect DREAM couple . . . don’t be fooled, and rush into another relationship even FASTER. Because people are usually on their best behavior when they have visitors.
#5.) STAY SINGLE FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS. According to Match.com, that’s how long you need to really process a break-up. Otherwise, your next relationship won’t be any better.
–It shouldn’t really be a RULE though, because you might meet someone TOMORROW. But the point is, if you just hop from one relationship to the next, you won’t give yourself enough time to reflect on why your last relationship failed.
#1 – Check – Goin to L.A. Friday.
#2 – Check – I’m a DJ and I do stay out late when I gig.
#3 – Check – I cook, I clean, I eat jellybeans???
#4 – Check – My parents have been happily married my whole life. I have an incredible example of what a relationship can be via my parents. Friends my age are still figuring it out.
#5 – Check – We broke up about 2 years ago, lived together for 1 of those years broken up. I have been completely solo since moving to Rhode Island 4 months ago. I def needed that time to figure out who I am and what I want/need to do in life. Celibacy isn’t a bad thing, I’ve gotten so much done 😛
Great Post Tasha /highfive
I’ve been single for fifteen years, is that long enough……I don’t think so.
lol don. think so
#1 best reason of all, not only do you learn to be more self-reliant, you learn different ways of seeing life and the world and you see amazing places and meet really beautiful people. I wouldn’t have seen South America, Tibet, China, most of western europe and much of the states if I hadn’t been single during those times. While I have the chance I have a few other must-see places. After that back to the stable, tied-down life. 😉
#3 oh yeah! maybe a little too much some times, being “too independent”, too set in your ways is a bad thing too.
#5 took me 1 year after a heavy relationship. But she and I are great friends now, and that’s important.
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