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" Short answer? Yep! According to a new study, singles spend over $300k in their lifetime than coupled up people. Is that such a surprise? Rent, groceries, and odds and ends add up over time, And to me, this is possibly the most depressing thing i&amp;#039;ve read this week! Actually, make that all year. The thing is, here in New York City, rents are ridiculously, eyebrow raising, &amp;quot;you&amp;#039;re paying WHAT for THIS?&amp;quot; expensive. I&amp;#039;d love to share\u2014not only for the company, but for the cost savings! Which, as we all know, is the worst reason to want to be in a relationship. I&amp;#039;m seriously sick of being single, but at the same time, I don&amp;#039;t know if I&amp;#039;m ready to be in a relationship right now. I&amp;#039;m going through a lot of stuff right now, and I can&amp;#039;t imagine sitting across the table from a guy and acting like everything&amp;#039;s fine, when, really, it&amp;#039;s not. So here&amp;#039;s the question\u2014do you think you can ever meet someone to share your life with when you feel like your life as you know it is falling apart? I always used to believe in that idea that the Chinese character for crisis is the same one as for opportunity (is that even true?) but does that apply to relationships? Or should you feel pretty feet on-the-ground settled before you dip your toe into dating waters? Deep questions! How&amp;#039;d we get there from kvetching about money? Who knows! But if you have any thoughts on that study, let me know\u2014does it shock you as much as it shocks me. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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