When you’re single and on your own, you become less influenced by other people. You don’t have a partner to rely on and evolve to become more like. What you do have is the time to figure out who you are. I only did things I wanted to do. I watched shows I wanted to watch. I went places I wanted to go. I learned what my values are without the influence of another human being. A relationship is just two individuals who face life together. I learned who I was as an individual and then found a man whose individuality complemented mine – the perfect team!