You're single -- a heat-seeking bachelor, committed to no one in particular, able to party like John Belushi and sleep until noon with no one underfoot to tell you to do otherwise. It's a great life, and why shouldn't it be?

These days, there's no real social pressure to get married right out of high school or college, you can easily get laid without saying "I do," and most people are waiting until much later in life to tie the knot, anyway.

Still, that nagging question keeps popping into your head: Should I settle down? Should I ransom my freedom? Should I embark on the great search for my soul mate and willingly kiss my single days goodbye forever?

While only you can answer this question, here are a few reasons for staying single (at least for the time being).

1- You can take the time to find the right woman
One of our reasons for staying single is that you can afford to wait for your true soul mate (if one even exists) to pop into the picture. You can take the time to casually wade through the barracuda-infested waters of the dating pool and set your hook for the prize catch.

In other words, by holding out for Miss Right (instead of Miss Always Right), you can avoid the mistake of a lifetime and marry for love -- and not out of desperation.

It's sad to say, but too many guys get hitched for the wrong reasons, like they've reached a certain age, all of their friends are getting married, and they haven't been successful at dating and this woman is the first to show interest.

This reason for staying single allows you to take your time playing the dating game, and increase your odds of beating the divorce statistics.

2- You can focus on your career
Our No. 2 reason for staying single is that you can enjoy the opportunity of building your career without draining the tons of energy a permanent relationship entails. You remain free to put in long hours, work on the weekends or do whatever else you have to do to be successful. This is especially true if you're working in any kind of time-demanding field, such as medicine, law or entrepreneurship.

The upside is, once your business hits the big time and you're cranking mucho dinero , you'll have hordes of women throwing themselves at you. That being said, you probably still won't even have time to think about marriage.

3- You can do what you want, when you want
When you're single, the world is your oyster. You can pick up and go anywhere you want, do anything you want, any time you want. No one is in the background nagging at you to do chores, go shopping, or "grow up."

You're absolutely free to hang out with your buddies, party until dawn and find plenty of time for your personal interests and hobbies. Best of all, you have the luxury of being all by yourself, if you feel like it.

Having sex with different women, making mad money and other reasons for staying single.

4- You can enjoy a sexual smorgasbord
One of the best reasons for staying single is that you're not stuck with the same sex partner for the rest of your life. The dating universe is yours to conquer. You can happily sample all the different fare at the sexual buffet, and keep your taste buds primed for the next dish being served.

What's more, you never have to wrestle with sexual boredom or lack of variety (and you'll be the envy of all your married friends).

5- You can build wealth
Staying single means not being forced into buying a 10,000-megawatt diamond ring (so your fiance can impress her friends with the huge price tag) or any of the other bloodsucking financial drains that marriage entails, for that matter.

And you won't be stuck having to regularly shell out for the flowers, more jewelry and the other gifts that a wife demands (it's like paying maintenance fees on a condo).

By staying single, you're not legally or financially obligated to anyone but yourself. But once you John Hancock the dotted line on that marriage contract, she has you by the balls forever.

You can take this money (that somehow spontaneously becomes "hers" once you get married) and invest it in important things like sex-drenched singles' cruises, buying cool cars or building equity in a house.

6- You can enjoy serenity
Another reason for staying single is that being alone means peace and quiet. When you don't live with a woman, you're not subjected to her never-ending mood swings and emotional storms, or her blaming you for everything that she screws up in her life.

And, of course, no fights. As long as you keep her as a casual girlfriend and not a wife, if she gets too uppity you can simply walk away, free and clear.

7- You can keep your toys
When you're single, you can hang on to all your fun toys -- that classic Mustang, the speedboat, the Harley -- all of which seem to magically disappear overnight once you get married.

Your wife won't want you to have these things because they take the focus off her and she feels it's her money that she could be better spending on clothes and shoes.

8- You don't have to compromise
Being single means you don't have to constantly find a "middle ground" -- meaning, doing what she wants to do (whether you like it or not). This includes being forced to see chick flicks or suffer antique fairs and dinner with her friends. And you'd better toe the line buddy, or you'll have hell to pay and no more sex for you.

你是一个单身汉，狂热追求独身，无可指责。你可以像John Belushi 那样去参加聚会也可以在无人在你跟前告诉你该做别的事情的情况下一直睡到下午。多么美好的生活啊，不是吗？

如今，没有什么真正的社会压力迫使你走出校门之后就必须结婚.你没有必要声明什么就可以保持独身，而且现在许多人都是很晚才走入婚姻。

直到那些烦人的问题开始让你自己感到头胀：我是不是应该安定下来了？我是不是应该赎回我的自由？我是不是应该开始寻找我的精神伴侣然后向单身时光永远的说声再见？

在只有你自己可以回答这些问题的同时，这里还有一些可以单身的理由（时下流行的）：

1 你可以用这段时间找出你真正适意的女人。

一个单身的理由是你能够有足够的时间来等待你生命中的真命天子闯入你的视野。你可以在这段时间尽情的在美人池里搜寻并捕获到你最中意的战利品。

换句话说，通过等待和寻找真命天子，你可以避免人生中的一些错误远离离婚并且真正为爱结婚。

很遗憾的说，太多的人因为一些不当的原因走入了婚姻，比如他们到了一定的年龄，周围的朋友都结了婚，然后他们也和自己第一次感兴趣的女人有了一次不成功的婚姻。

这个单身的理由可以允许你在时间游戏中慢慢来，并且可以增加你战胜离婚的几率。

2 你可以致力于事业

我们第二个保持独身的理由是你可以尽情的享用构建你职业生涯的任何一个机会，在没有固定的家庭关系可以发呢三你的精力的情况下。你就有空长时间的，在周末工作或者做任何可以成功完成的事情。这是十分准确的如果你从事要在任何时间都可能工作的领域，像医药，法律或者企业家。

上述情况就是，一旦你的事业遇到好的时刻和机遇你就会可以操纵很多钱，你就会遇到一大群投怀送抱的女人。这意味着你仍然没有机会来考虑婚姻。

3 你可以随心所欲

当你单身的时候，整个世界都是你的地盘。你可以随时打点行装去任何一个你想去的地方，干任何一件你想干的事情。没有任何人可以在你的背后对你喋喋不休的让你去做一些琐事，购物，或者“做大事”.

你可以完全自由的和你的狐朋狗友在一起，聚会到天亮，或者为你个人的兴趣和爱好提供足够丰富的时间。最好的，是你可以拥有一些奢侈品，只要你喜欢。

和不同的女人关系暧昧，正大量的钱还有其他的理由保持单身。

4 享受性自由

保持单身的其中一个最好的理由是你不必在你的余生里只局限于一个固定的性伴侣。世界上的所有的异性都可以成为你的征服对象。你可以尝试不同味道的异性，让你时刻感到新鲜感。

更多的是你不会感到性厌倦或者乏味。（你会让你多有结婚的朋友感到嫉妒。）

5 你可以积累财富

独身意味着你不必去买一个1万兆瓦的钻戒或者其他的能让人榨干血汗的结婚附属之类的物品。

你也不会陷于按时送花，珠宝或者满足妻子其他要求的麻烦之中（这就像是定期的支付维修费）。

单身，你就不会对除了你自己之外的人承担任何的法律或者财政义务。但是一旦你在结婚条文上签了字，他就会使你的生活变得一团糟。

你可以将这部分钱（一旦结婚就会成为对方财产）投资一辆游艇，买一部型车或者投资房产。

6 你可以享受宁静

单身的另一个原因就是独身就意味着和平和安静。当你不和女人相处时，你就不会受到她永无休止的情绪变化和神经质，或者是对你的责备。

当然，也不会打架。只要你始终把她作为一个女朋友而不是妻子。如果她变得傲慢和不可理喻，之完全可以简单的走开。

7 你可以自娱自乐

单身的时候你可以展示你所有的爱好和玩具---古典野马模型，高速游艇，所有这些，一旦你结了婚，就会在一夜之间魔术般的消失。

你的妻子不会让你拥有这些东西，因为这会降低你对他的关注，而且她认为他应该把这部分钱用来购置衣物和鞋子。

8 你不必折中和妥协

单身意味着你不必时常去寻找一个中间地带----就是说，她想做而你不一定喜欢的事情。这包括被迫去看一些幼稚的和古典的电影或者陪她的朋友吃饭。你最好小心翼翼的对待这些朋友，否则你会自食其果。