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"There are plenty of times I whine about being alone, like trying to find an apartment when every single unaffordable space is &amp;quot;ideal for couples&amp;quot; (hint: NONE are &amp;quot;ideal for singles&amp;quot;), or traveling by a train with rows of two-by-two seating and being the only non-couple (awkward!). But on the other hand, there are times when it is honestly so great to be on your own. And by this, I don&amp;#x27;t even necessarily mean it&amp;#x27;s great to be single. I mean it&amp;#x27;s literally great to be alone for the duration of these activities, whether or not you&amp;#x27;ve got a significant other. Sometimes you just need to ditch the company and get things done on your own, am I right? Judging by the grin on K-Stew&amp;#x27;s face, she&amp;#x27;s enjoying her alone time whilst wearing Chanel and generally looking amazing. I&amp;#x27;ll add that to my activities list. Here&amp;#x27;s my list of preferred alone times: On a short road trip: One a long road trip, I need companionship because it gets boring. But on a drive that&amp;#x27;s two hours or less, you know what I need? Open windows, no one judging my unhealthy road-trip snack of choice (Combos and Diet Coke, always), and loud lady jams I can sing at the top of my lungs with no embarrassment. No one, not even my future husband, shall be privy to the sound of little old tone-deaf me belting the key changes in Beyonce&amp;amp;#8217;s &amp;quot;Love on Top.&amp;quot; But seriously, a short drive alone is pure joy if you ask me. In an airport: Not actually on the plane, mind you, where I always wish I had a hand to hold during takeoff and someone to talk to during that 15-minute period everyone has to turn off their electronics so I can&amp;amp;#8217;t read my Kindle. But at the airport, I just want to breeze through security on my own without having to roll my eyes when my guy forgets to take the change out of his pocket, and then consider the magazine selection for an unreasonable amount of time without impatient nagging. Fun fact: The only time I&amp;amp;#8217;ve ever missed a flight was when I was traveling with a boyfriend&amp;amp;#8212;and it was totally his fault. The actual travel part of traveling is pretty blissful on your own. Grocery shopping: To me, this is like therapy. It&amp;#x27;s calming and cool and gives me a sense of control over my upcoming week, and I certainly don&amp;#x27;t want to ruin it by discussing why I need to buy yogurt for every day this week even though I darn well know I will only eat it until Wednesday when I will cave and pick up a greasy breakfast sandwich. It just makes me feel better to know it&amp;#x27;s there, OK? Furthermore, I don&amp;#x27;t need anyone encouraging me to buy that bag of chips, because I&amp;#x27;ll be the one who ends up eating most of them then, I bet. Sleeping sick: I&amp;#x27;m not one of those people who hates cuddling during sleep; I actually love it. But when I&amp;#x27;ve got a cold or the flu, I need the whole bed to myself, period. No touching and no breathing near me! I&amp;#x27;m so uncomfortable! Rainy Sundays: I just want to watch the reruns and the entire Bring It On marathon I want without getting up and without judgment. No, we cannot switch to ESPN &amp;quot;just for a sec.&amp;quot; Couch snuggling is romantic and all, but sometimes there is just no better feeling than wasting an entire day in exactly the way you want to waste it. On my morning commute. OK, I don&amp;#x27;t have one of those these days, but back in my office days, that was the half-hour period in which I read Page Six, avoided eye contact with anyone, and always did it at least 10 minutes later than I should have. Anyone who tried to tag along and/or change my schedule would inevitably get their head bitten off. That&amp;#x27;s my list&amp;amp;#8212;now what things do you just prefer to do on your own? Do you like to leave your guy at home for happy hour? Are you grateful to be single when it&amp;#x27;s time to travel? Spill. More for the single folks: *Single Girls, Listen Up: Stevie Nicks Has a Pep Talk for You *How Important Is It for a Single Woman to Have Single Friends? *I&amp;amp;#8217;m Sorry, Being Single Costs HOW Much?!? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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