Ridin' Solo

Let's get real for a second, being one of the few single people in your group of friends sucks. NOT because I'm up all night thinking about some perfect guy that I've made up in my head or what my wedding colors will be. The natural need to "fit in" and to feel a part of something is always inside humans and not one of us is free from it, whether you'd like to admit it or not. So of my closest friends, I can literally count on one hand those without a wedding ring, engagement ring, or in a serious relationship. Side note: when you're in your 20's, every relationship seems "serious" for whatever reason. Anyways, so I have this really great old best friend who talks to me when I get whiney about things. She told me about this quote that she found on the back of a record she just got that said, "comparison is the thief of joy." Thanks Theo Roosevelt, how freaking true is that? I've been handed the single card for almost 25 years from a God who sees it best that way, and if I sit and compare myself to all of my friends who aren't single then I'm literally destroying myself. I get really mad at how I think the world views relationships and being in love and all that. It seems that what everyone should be working for in life is to fall in love and get married and be perfect and until then, you just have to deal with whatever else there is. But in all reality, that's just an enemy feeding me lies and telling me that I have to be like all of my friends to fit in or feel good about myself. I hate that crap. Singleness can do stuff like fly to California for vacation if you want to. I think I will.