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| Mon, 09-17-2007 - 7:55pm |
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the board! My sister told me about ivillage and so I figured I'd check it out. Anyways, I'm here for a pick me up...(I hope that's ok! :)). Lately, it seems like all my close friends have gotten into serious relationships. I know that most have been in the relationships for a while, but for some reason it just seems to have hit me recently. I'm really happy for them, but at the same time it's hard because I'm the only single one among them. Now I say I'm really happy for them, and I am, however, I think I'm just a tiny bit jealous of them. I try to remind myself that I don't want to settle, but at the same time it's like I just want to go out and get a boyfriend just so I can be in a relationship like they are....What should I do?
Britt

Relationships will be ever changing at this time of our life.
Keep the door open for these relationships and accept the change that will result. Seek out new friends.
However, I have noticed that it tends to go in waves. Several of those "serious relationships" I envied last year have dissolved, and those girls are single again. Some of the marriages are also
AJ, enjoying life with C.
Hi Britt,
Something I realized some time ago about having friends in relationships while I was all single is that THEY were the ones a tiny bit jealous of ME! I could go here go there, do anything I wanted without obligation.
I just got out of a 1 year relationship which had been turning stale anyway for awhile and I cannot believe how I actually look forward to my Friday nights doing nothing after work but cook till 4pm, sleep till noon on Saturday and cook all day till 4am again, so on and so forth, while my non-single friends don't have that. So yea, I hear them wishing they had a Friday or Saturday all to themselves like I do.
Just something to think of.
Take care.