Singledom vs Relationshipdom.

See this dude. So pathetic. So sian.
You look at the picture, you ALREADY feel sian.
What's missing from this picture?
A GAL?! YEAH.

That's the problem, he's single.

HAHAH.
Kidding 8)

More like, this dood:

Being single isn't a death sentence. Srsly.
WHY!?

First reason! Looks!
If I had a girlfriend...

I'll have to go from THIS ^
to THIS v

I'll never usually complain about the blazer, and maybe you won't see the huge ass difference between Blazers, and Shirts.

Point is, with a girlfriend, more often than not, you'll have to take care of how you look to her. She's your sweet heart, and your darling and stuff, and you have to admit. Instead of waking up to...

"AHHHH, FUG IT. I'll wear Shirt and Jeans."

You'll wake up to...

"I'll wear Shirt and Jeans...but dear said the jeans makes me look fat...and she doesn't like me to wear my 'Sex Pistols' shirt when I'm with her..."

OF COURSE. This isn't ALWAYS the case, but damn, you know it to be true. The way you look at yourself is different, now that there's someone there to look at you the same way as you look at yourself. (Wrap your head around that! :D )

SO, BEING SINGLE is GOOD. You get to keep your own personal comfort level. 

2nd Reason: Old friendships.

Pandi-Na and Pandi-Yan, circa End 2009:)

As I was saying. When you're in a committed relationship, one might have to "give up" certain friendships, or at least certain barriers will need to be erected. I won't be able to hug my gal-friends as freely as I do Pandi.

Hell, my close friend Roslina, just got into a relationship, and before her relationship gets stronger, I doubt I'll be able to hug her as I used to.

I'm not SAYING that all relationships are the same. I'm just saying, before you hug your friends again, you have to get things straight between Man and Girlfriend, non?

Being single is awesome, because I'm truly free. Yeah, I have closer friends, and less close friends.

I'm single, and ready to mingle, and I choose to be the "anytime" kind of friend. The pillar of support within the clique. When all else fails, call Ry, because he's single.

You might think it's a little unorthadox. No one man can understand all the pain and suffering of another. True enough.

Let me share a quote from Children of The Mind, by Orson Scott Card:

"Wang-mu," he(Peter) said, "At last I found my hiding place."

His hand reached up and touched her cheek, and his eyes looked into her eyes with a kind of wonder.

"Not me," she(Wang-Mu) said. "I am not strong enough to stand against her."

He answered her: "I know. But are you strong enough to stand with me?"

I'm single, and I don't really have to care about a second half. I don't have a girlfriend I have to keep as safe as possible, and the only ties I have as of now, is my blood family. And right now, the closest people in my family, would be my parents, my sister, my god parents.

My cousins, aunts and uncles, fine.

Except: What use am I to them? They lead their own lives. I am important in their lives, but they have to care about their own lives.

Right now, all I wish to do, is be strong enough to stand with my friends when they need me most.

You have to admit, being single allows greater ease. When Shar and I were still new into our friendship, I could wake up to her call at 2 am, without any qualms. I didn't have a girlfriend, so no one would care, or be suspicious.

Whenever Far is feeling really downtrodden, at 3 am, I'll be there to reply her text.

Whenever Theong needs a STEAM L4D partner, I'm there.

There's really no denying that being single gives you more freedom, non?

3rd Reason: Being able to be selfish.

Individuality. 

In a relationship, you have to understand two big concepts:

-You're in a relationship.

-You, are no longer YOU. You, are now a WE.

You've got to understand the concept that you have to think about you and her.

Being in a relationship, is a huge responsibility, and if not for that other person, you'll say it's troublesome. It's one of the best feelings in the world, and one of the worst feelings in the world, simultaneously. You have to think of what happens if this happens to you.

Like, take for example. Ezza and Iqbal. Close friends of mine( I won't say SUPER CLOSE, but close enough to give a warm hug when I see either of them in the hallways of RP. =D). They're a very very close couple, and they've been going strong over the years.

Iqbal suffered a very very scary injury, and I remember Ezza's tweets and facebook updates, about how scared she was.

In a relationship, you have to take care of yourself, or else your partner worries!

You have to be careful.

When you're single, only your close friends and family would care or know. 

So, it's pretty much, the individuality thing.

I don't have anything else MUCH to say, so that's all for now!

-Ry