Living alone leaves you free to explore any kind of relationship that crosses your path. You can love someone who wouldn’t make a good partner. You can love someone who already has a partner and who doesn’t need you to help with the mortgage or taking the kids to the orthodontist. You might choose singlehood because you love the joy of the hunt, the magic of flirtation, all the mystery and excitement of newness. Or you might want to explore how to develop sexual connections with people you like but do not love, or to learn to love without possessiveness, or to explore any of the innumerable
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