"Single for the Summer" isn't just a wonderful song by Sam Hunt. It's basically my summer motto. During the summer, there are plenty of things to do. Being tied down by a significant other isn't one of them on my list.

When it comes to the summer, I am normally working my tail off. Right now, I have five jobs that I keep up with. Juggling all of these responsibilities takes an immense amount of organization, skill, hard work, and not to mention, time. That is time that I would feel bad not sharing with a significant other, but that's time that I need to invest in my future.

My jobs always keep me on my toes. I never know when I'll be going in, when I'll be home, or where I'll be on any given day. My main job is working at a radio station, so I could be out covering concerts, helping out with events on any given night, helping out in the community, or out giving away prizes. For other jobs, I write, which keeps me in my own head most of the time, I edit, which takes up pretty much a whole day of my weekend, I write reviews for books, which takes time there, and I book appointments throughout the week over the phone. All of this put together takes a lot of my time every week.

Any time that I'm not out working or recovering from working, I try to spend that time with my friends and family. I can go out to dinner with them, hang out and just watch television, go to the movies, go to concerts, or whatever else I want to do. All without having to tell anyone where I'm going, who I'm with, or what I'm doing. I haven't been able to spend as much time as I want with these people, but if I had a significant other, this time would be further narrowed. That's one of the last things I want to happen.

Yes, I miss out on having a plus one at some functions. I don't have a guy to take me out at the end of a long day. I don't get to post pictures of my boyfriend and I on the beach all over social media. But at the end of the day, I wouldn't change a thing.

So when someone says that they're glad they're single this summer, don't assume it's because they want to be able to hook up with anyone they want or ogle any hot guy on the beach. Don't assume it's so that they can run wild with no one to answer to. Don't assume that it's because they can't get someone. Just stop your assumptions in general. Everyone has their own reason for doing things, and they don't really have to explain themselves to you. My reasoning is just one of the many that people might have.