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To The Single Girl In The Friend Group

Keep doing you, girl!

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To The Single Girl In The Friend Group
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In today's society, there is a lot of pressure placed on girls to meet a cute boy and start a relationship. Being single is sometimes seen as a sign of weakness or immaturity. It also has social implications and can cause any level of emotional and mental distress. Realistically, none of these concerns are true for the single girl in the friend group. There are several benefits that will allow anyone to understand how special this girl truly is.

First, the single girl is not weak or immature to any extent. Rather, she quite possibly could be the strongest and most mature. Being single among a group of friends who all have a significant other gives a person a lot of time to understand herself and comprehend all that is truly important in life. Things like a quality education, a caring family, and genuine friends are often taken for granted by some people in relationships.

Second, yes it does stink on Friday nights when all of your couple friends are making plans to go out or go on cute double dates with each other when you're in bed binge watching your favorite show on Netflix. But sometimes you just need that time to yourself to relax and unwind after a busy and stressful week. The single girl's calendar is empty nine times out of ten, which allows one to develop a strong sense of independence and control over one's life. Dinner out means you can go anywhere you want without worrying about someone else's opinion. Movie night means any chick-flick, romantic comedy, or whatever movie genre you want because it is your night.

After shattering all of those stereotypes about being single in today's society, the single girl has the opportunity of a lifetime. She gets to take advantage of being young with minimal responsibilities before having to go out into the real world and become a real adult. She can see all that life has to offer her through her freedom and control of her future. And, for the single college girl, she can experience what is considered to be the best four years of our lives by having fun, living stress free, and discovering who she is and what is most important in life.

So to the single girl in the friend group, keep doing you. Go out and have fun with your friends with no strings attached. Be a strong and independent woman who can make decisions for herself. Most importantly, be yourself. At the end of the day, life comes down to who you are and what is going to make you happy. Mr. Right will come along eventually, but for now, be the best version of yourself and stay true to your beliefs and who you truly are.

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