Singleton
Ok, just thought I’d blog this.. The time has come for the single person within to take notice of all the couples.. Everywhere one goes there they are holding hands, laughing together, and sharing intimacy. And the awareness of all these couples generally intensifies this time of year, and only to get worse next month!
I don’t mind being single. Really, I don’t.. It provides a certain freedom, independence, ample time to concentrate on personal growth, phd, work, and hmm, did I mention independence?
But what’s the downsides of being single? – apart from the obvious!... hmmm.. couples never have to live through the room-silencing experience of hearing a waiter announce “Table for one?!”, they never have to travel alone, or be the gooseberry at a party or social gathering.. Don’t have to constantly make excuses as to why your single when your elderly Aunt asks if there’s anyone special, or any ‘big day out’ planned!
Hmmm.. and with that I end for now… just some food for thought… ;)
posted by Connie @ 9:58 a.m.
1 Comments:
Truth is that when you’re happy with yourself is the best time to meet someone else. And it’s usually when and where you least expect it. Though realistically if it is in the broom cupboard I’d swing out first and ask questions later.
Real people in couples are usually not as sickly unitary as those linked bodies you see about the place. All that seeking reassurance that they’re needed. Pah!
I should draw a distinction between real couples and people in couples. The latter tend to be those that do everything together, and move about the place as if one of them was growing out of the other and they seem to be incapable of having an independent existence. The former are those who are together because that’s where they want to be, though they both have their own things to do as well. Having separate interests allows them to always be bringing something new and interesting back to the common space they choose to share.
The great thing about being single is not having to mind your P & Qs, though in proper couples that’s usually the case after a while too. You’re not trying to impress anyone.
And good waiters shouldn’t announce ‘table for one’, there again Dublin chippers will say ‘a single and chips is it luv?’ but that’s completely different.
As for travelling alone, good tunes and an open road and not having to listen to what someone else likes and you hate? And when you get there you’re totally able to decide to skip out whenever you want.
And thank your lucky stars you’re not in Korea which seems like Ireland from the 1950s in some ways. There is that whole gold, silver, whatever thing for a start.
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