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Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson discuss the best and worst things about being single


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 10:49 AM EST

There are certainly pros and cons to being single, just ask the leading ladies of the new film How to Be Single. “Not being cuddled all the time, cuddling is just the greatest,” Dakota Johnson  shared with E! News as to a negative to not having a boyfriend.

“Yeahit’s a bit lonely,” agreed her co-star Leslie Mann, who has been married to director Judd Apatow since 1997.

Dakota says the biggest disadvantage of not having a boyfriend is missing out on cuddles Photo: Getty Images

“Sometimesyou’re invited to things and you have a plus one [so] there’s pressure tochoose like who is going to be my plus one,” said Rebel Wilson. “If you’re in along-term committed relationship, you automatically got that person. But for meI have to weigh out the factors. Who do I want to bring? Will they come? Willthey be sober? All that kind of stuff."

And thebest thing about being single? “Getting to do whatever you want all the timeand getting to do whatever you want with your brain and go places and seethings and not have the pressure or opinions of someone else,” said the Fifty Shades of Grey star. “Yeah,independence,” agreed Rebel, explaining, “You don’t have to confer with anyone.Like if I’m just going to go to New York and see a Broadway show you can justgo and do it. And you don’t have to be like ‘Don’t eat those leftovers in thefridge…because I want those for lunch tomorrow,’ because nobody else is therein your house so you can just have the leftovers yourself!”

Dakota and Rebel star as Alice and Robin in How To Be Single Photo: Getty Images

How To BeSingle is a romantic comedy that follows the stories of three single women thatlive in New York City. Alice, played by Dakota, is a paralegal who doesn’t knowhow to behave around men after breaking up with her long-term boyfriend.Luckily her best friend Robin, played by Rebel, is on hand to help. The film isslated for release February 12.