What's So Wrong With Being Alone?

I must be the only person I know that's kinda okay with being single. Sure, sometimes I get a little lonely, I see most of my friends moving on in "faux relationships" pretending to be happy and that they've "found the love of their life" and I'm okay with that.

I guess the problem is that most people don't have "something else." And that something else could be anything from a hobby or friends, or just random things to do on their spare time. I personally love reading about what's going on in the world and our country in particular. I love listening to music. Watching movies and my major television shows, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, finding random places to have lunch dates with my friends, spending blood pressure-rising time with my family, increasing my knowledge in certain areas and just... listening to people. Trying to get a better understanding of why people are the way they are is like, my newest favorite thing to do.

I love to write stories! Stories that I'd never share with most of you (or any) but I like to keep my creative juices flowing. I like people watching, I like telling my friends about my people watching. I like to think about where my life will be in 10 years or 5 years. I like to think about new ideas for a small business... most never pan out but it doesn't stop me from thinking of new ones! Most people won't admit this one but... I love sleeping! I love everything about it: the coziness of my bed, the cool breeze from the ceiling fan. I love to dream. I love where my mind takes me when I'm not consciously in control. There's nothing better than an active imagination.

Now, most of this might now sound not exciting to you but guess what... you're probably thinking about who you're going to spend the rest of you life or why the guy or girl from the bar hasn't called you back yet. Or why that person that you slept with on the first night is now ignoring your calls. You're probably saying "is it Friday yet?" because you hate your job. You're probably wondering and stressing about all of this stuff that makes your life completely un-enjoyable, like being single. I'm sorry but... I'm not concerned about that.

We've got one life people. There's no after-life. There's no "meeting on the other side" so please, start making the most out of this life. Stop worrying about falling in love. And... is it really "falling in love" if it's a manufactured love? Is constantly being on the prowl for your "life-mate" falling in love? No, it's manufacturing a situation where you can try to make somebody like you enough so they never leave you.

That seems a bit creepy to me...

-G