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9 Reasons Dating Yourself Is Better Than Anything You'll Find On Tinder

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Ashley McMurray

Mar 27, 2019

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9 Reasons Dating Yourself Is Better Than Anything You'll Find On Tinder

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1. Learning to love yourself takes time

Self-acceptance and love is a JOURNEY. But, taking the time out of my day for some ME time, like going to see a movie or grabbing some froyo, is essential for my self-love journey. Learning to enjoy my own company and being comfortable going places alone was a HUGE step for me, but it opened a lot of doors. If I can't find anyone to go to a house show with me, I might just go alone. Why not?

2. You can explore any possible new interests

Have you always thought about learning how to knit but never made time for it? Exploring new interests is one of the fun things about dating yourself. If you've always wanted to take a pottery class but never have, dating yourself is the perfect reason to GO FOR IT.

3. Going out alone is cheaper than going out as a couple

When you're in a serious relationship, it's typical to trade off on who pays for what date. Dating yourself means only paying for yourself and nobody else. Talk about some savings.

4. You can make new friends with the people sitting near you

This doesn't work in all situations, of course, but if you're at a bar or a coffee shop, chances are you might end up talking to the cutie sitting next to you. New friends are always a good thing!

5. You might discover things you never knew about yourself

When I started spending more time with myself, I started noticing some problematic thought patterns and personality traits I didn't like. I'm quite impatient, which is something I've been consciously trying to improve. However, I wouldn't have noticed these things as easily if I hadn't been spending a lot of time alone.

6. You might find your favorite spot in town

If you love going to coffee shops and decide to keep treating yourself to coffee at new shops, you are guaranteed to find one shop that you love and want to go back to again. It might even become your new favorite spot in town.

7. Self love is always a journey and never a destination

I fully recognize how cheesy this sounds, but it's true. I don't think anyone ever fully arrives at 'complete self-love' like nobody fully arrives at 'completely and fully happy.' It's a constant process of working towards daily happiness and self-love. Life is truly a marathon and not a sprint. Remember to love yourself, babes.

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9 Reasons Dating Yourself Is Better Than Anything You'll Find On Tinder

You might discover things you never knew about yourself

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1. Learning to love yourself takes time

2. You can explore any possible new interests

3. Going out alone is cheaper than going out as a couple

4. You can make new friends with the people sitting near you

5. You might discover things you never knew about yourself

6. You might find your favorite spot in town

7. Self love is always a journey and never a destination

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It's not just business as usual.

Constantly having to dress business formal.

Group projects.

Applying for internships.

Being told your major is easy.

You just want to be rich already.

Explaining to people why you're a business major.

Using LinkedIn like it's Facebook.

You grow up too fast.

Trying way too hard to make a good impression on companies at career fairs.

Many of your professors have foreign accents.

You don't want to graduate, but you know that you're more than ready.

10 things that most incoming college freshmen have no idea about.

Your Schedule

The Library

Time Management

Registration

Housing

The Dining Hall

Teachers

Clubs

High School Friends

Finals

It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

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