I've lived a single life most of the time since I was 28 years old- a very long time ago. There are MANY good things about singlehood:

* I don't have to watch the clock to see whether it's time to go home to get dinner
* If I feel like going to a movie before going home from work, I can.
* I can commit to a 3-nights a week class or to an impromptu party without having to check with someone else.
* I love being able to stay up or out as late as I want without having to justify it to anyone else.
* I can read an absorbing book without being interrupted.
* I can repeat a CD song as often as I wish, at any volume I wish, when I'm learning a new song. Same with a song I'm learning on the guitar.
* I don't have to wonder: Is he upset with me? Nor do I have to wonder why I stay with him when we have so little in common.
* When I go home, I close the door on problems.

Those are all pretty superficial benefits, I realize- suffice it to say that for me, being a single is an easier life.