Single-for-lifers: what are the things that, when you see them, make you raise your hands toward the heavens and cry out, "thank God I'm alone!"?

1. Granted, I don't want to be single for life, but for the time being I am single so mostly being able to do whatever I want when I want to do it (within reason).
   — TodayKindOfSucks


2. Whenever it's obvious that the couple have to do everything together.
   — daneeth


3. I travel a lot . Any time a family is in an airport I just say "this is what hell looks like" to myself.
   — Stay_Curious85






4. My sister married a jerk. Seeing him bullying her for nearly all 20-odd years of their marriage (He did seem to reform a bit before he died.(Heart Attack.)) plus the incessant philandering made me grateful I never married. The horror stories she's told me --Actual physical abuse.-- since becoming a widow just prove that there are worse things than Forever Alone!
   — sadjenny


5. having the skills to live independently while remaining happy. I know too many people who just jump from relationship to relationship, relying on another person to feel complete. and in the grand scheme of life we all die alone, so having a mindset of "at least I have this person" can be unhealthy
   — AmbitiousHipster


6. Last week watched one of my neighbors have a screaming match in the street with his gf/wife. He was screaming leave me alone and she just kept at him. I kept an eye out just in case it got physical, but he did the smart thing and locked himself in his car and turned up the radio. She continued screaming through the window glass while he sat in the car just looking straight ahead. I just shook my head and was glad that I was single at that point. I think she went on for another 20 minutes before giving up and going back into her house.
   — idosay






7. When people have no free time because it is all consumed by their kids and spouses.
   — Frigguggi


8. Children.
   — illgiveu25shmeckles


9. Single, and not by choice. Im goofy looking so I given up on dating along time ago. I enjoy the ability to wake up and do or not do whatever the hell I want. Best thing is to come home to from work on a Friday and not do anything the whole weekend. Dishes, nope. Laundry, nope. Just sit on my ass and burn 48 hours on Reddit.
   — HelplessGen






10. I understand why most people are in relationships or seek them. I'm single because I don't like people all that much to date them. I have to like someone and have a connection with them in order for a relationship to work. Or there's no point. I'm not gonna throw myself into a relationship just so I won't be seen as lonely, or worse, treat the relationship like some kind of contest. Recently, I saw this broken spouse being screamed at for not colour-coordinating the bath towels. I didn't hear the rest of the conversation, but the body language was enough to get me to nope outta there. I'll dump a homie if they screamed at me in public about some stupid bath towels. Sounds like the type that won't let their SO have a hobby of their own and/or take a dump with the door shut. I like private dumps, so that's a dealbreaker. My major concern as a single, childfree woman in her thirties? What to watch on Netflix.
    — LederhosenSituation