Maybe I'm meant to be single forever.

Because I love being able to be independent way too much.

When I look around me at all the people I know who are in relationships, I see nothing I want and almost everything I would never want in a million years.

A couple of days ago, StumbleUpon found a site with a story about the differences between men and women. One of them said something along the lines of how you'll rarely hear a man say "I have to check with [insert name of wife/girlfriend here] first" because the man doesn't want to feel like his decisions are controlled, especially not by a woman. Conversely, women love to be able to say "I have to check with [insert name of husband/boyfriend here]" because they like to show off how intertwined her life is with her partner's.

I see this all the time with my friends. My roommates can't do ANYTHING without consulting the other. Which to me sounds way too restricting. Who wants to be involved with something that completely strips you of your own identity? Who would want a life where everything depends on the other person giving you permission?

Also, I recently found a site that suggested that women's dress should reflect both what you're divinely being told to do and "what the husband prefers." Again, you lose all identity and all freedom to choose for yourself.

Um, no thanks.