Being single is better than being in an “almost relationship”.

It’s better to have no one to text with than to send a detailed message and find that the person read it twenty minutes ago and still hasn’t sent you a reply.

It’s better to stay home alone on Friday night and watch Netflix than spend hours getting ready for the person to cancel at the last second.

It’s better to go out and have fun with your friends on the weekends than wait and see if the person will ask you to do something.

It is better to have the freedom to flirt with other people than to remain faithful to one who flirts with other people behind your back.

It’s better to sleep than wait all night for a message that won’t come.

It’s better to have no one to dream about than to chase someone who is looking for other options because they still don’t want to commit.

It’s better to focus on your friends and your work than to spend all your time analyzing the messages you’ve sent and the photos the person has posted on their social media.

It’s better to admit that you haven’t found the right person yet, than to convince yourself that a toxic person is the one.

It’s better to give yourself the love you need than to give your whole heart to someone who will let you go halfway.

It’s better to say you’re single than in a complicated relationship. It’s better to be happy on your own than miserable with someone else.

It’s better to be single than to be in an almost relationship, because almost isn’t enough. You deserve more. You deserve reliability, consistency, love.

You deserve someone who makes plans with you a week in advance because you want to take the time to clean your apartment and plan the perfect date to impress you. Someone who will answer your emergency messages, even if it’s two in the morning.

You deserve someone not only willing but eager to commit to you. Someone who will dedicate himself to you and will have no doubts that he is making the right decision.

You deserve someone who will make you feel like you deserve all your time and attention.

You deserve much more than an “almost”. You deserve someone who says what’s on his mind, who gives as much as he gets, who keeps every promise and will never let you down.

So until you find a relationship like that, stay single.

We saw in The Secret