It’s not easy being on your own.
No one likes to have solo dinners on a Friday night and wake up alone on Saturday.
But while all those are obvious reasons why being single can be hard, there’s one thing people don’t realise – it’s pricy too.
Jana Hocking, a radio host from Australia, has listed all the pros and cons of being on your own.
Although there’s freedom to look forward to, single life can cause damage to your wallet at times.
Writing for news.com.au, the dating expert said: “Here’s the thing that happy couples don’t know about the single life – it’s expensive.”
She added: “While couples look at one-bedroom flats, we poor singletons are looking for anything that’s not out of our price range.
“And that’s not the only expense we singletons are stuck with. Oh no.
“There’s the cost of furniture, Uber Eats delivery fees, access to streaming services and buying groceries that won’t go stale.”
Now being single can become quite expensive when you put all those things into perspective, but so does dating too.
Jana continued: “And don’t even get me started on the cost of dating.
“If we want to spend time with someone, it’s not a cosy night in with pizza, a movie and PJs.
“No, we’ve still got to launch ourselves into the initial first date.
“That involves the cost of an Uber to the date, halves in the wine, perhaps dinner, the Uber home.”
The relationship guru reckons someone could easily splash a couple of hundreds for a few dates in the week.
But it’s not just expenses that can defeat you as a singleton, it’s even trying to find a place to rent.
Jana spoke about a recent study which found rental agents are more likely to pick a married couple over a single person.
Although the applicants were similar in terms of wealth and careers, married couples were often picked over the singletons.
And if you’re going solo, there’s going to be an element of loneliness too.
Jana wrote: “One too many weekends of laying low can really give you a yucky dose of loneliness.
“So don’t get me wrong, the single life is a grand old thing. Full of freedom and non-judgement bliss when you get up for a 3am snack.
“Really, at this current stage of my life I wouldn’t have it any other way.”