A friend on Facebook posted the above picture. It made me chuckle.
Then a friend of his felt compelled to post the comment up top about loneliness and unhappiness. A comment meant seriously. It reminded me of the Big Lie I was force fed growing up. You can't be happy unless you are married, preferably with children. An attitude of a lot of Asians buy into. Some of the Asians at work are OBNOXIOUS about it and go about trying to set people up. But that could be a whole other post.
Why the fuck can't some people, many people, get it through their pea brains that it is possible to be single and happy? Maybe THEY aren't capable of it but some people are. A lot of the time the reason single people aren't happy is that they have these assholes chirping at them about how lonely and unhappy they must be.
On top of that, considering how many people I know are NOT happy in their marriage, it seems like a load of bullshit to me. MOST of my friends aren't happy. Some are miserable. Some have their heads so far in the ground they don't know how miserable they seem to others. Maybe that is the real reason why they feel they have to preach the "joy" of being in a relationship/married ... they hate seeing people enjoy their lives.
My friends and family wonder why I'm not married, while I wonder why they didn't ever make me feel anything but uncomfortable about pursuing a relationship.
ReplyDeleteMy parents moved me away from any female I might have been interested in, and my sister's teasing made me so self-conscious I couldn't even speak to a girl without thinking she was going to laugh at me.
I have learned to live alone, and I don't mourn what I'm missing. I rejoice in what I have.
People being like that doesn't help. Nor does seeing how unhappy most of my married friends, and some family, are.
ReplyDeleteEvidently you need me so you may be right about everyone needs someone. Even trolls. :)
ReplyDeleteWho is this No. 1 and how do I get a hold of her?
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