Break-ups are
not easy. Obviously I can’t speak from experience since I’ve
never been in a relationship, but that appears to be the general
consensus. And they also appear to be one-sided more often than not.
Evidently enough, the ability to rationally discuss the state of a
relationship is a skill only possessed by a select few.
And so is taking time to be alone and evaluate things, if my personal observations are to be believed. I haven’t come across many people who spent at least a month out of relationships after a break-up before jumping into the next.
And then there’s the case of an anonymous young “gentleman” whose antics I heard about today. Apparently he dumped his girlfriend and had a new one within the same day. Now that is a quick jump from one relationship to another if I ever saw one.
I feel bad for the poor girls. And before you ask, I do use the plural form intentionally. He’s playing with not only one but two girls’ hearts. Within one day’s span, he ended one relationship and almost immediately started another. That’s no way to treat women. Or yourself.
In my honest opinion, being alone is grossly underappreciated. I feel as though not enough people take the time to learn to appreciate their own company these days, especially between relationships. Which may also be why many of them suffer. That’s just my personal speculation, though.
Either way, in the past 23 years, I’ve certainly learned to appreciate my own company. As much as it still hurts to think that I’ve been single my whole life, I don’t put too much pressure on myself to find a significant other. Not even for the sake of merely filling the void. If it’s bound to happen, it will. I can wait.